Measure on the ballot in the 2018 California 2018 General Election in California.
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Get StartedA "yes" vote creates a stricter, square feet based definition of the cruel confinement of calves, pigs, and hens raised for food and a cage-free requirement for hens.
A "no" vote continues the current definition of of cruel confinement of calves, pigs, and hens raised for food without adding a square-feet space requirement and a cage-free requirement for hens.
According to Californians Against Cruelty, Cages, and Fraud, California was supposed to go cage-free in 2008 with the passing of Proposition 2. This failed because the language of Proposition 2 was unclear and not strict enough to produce results. This proposition suffers from the same flaws and was co-written by the United Egg Producers, those who profit from sales related to food-producing animals., in opposition to Proposition 12 (Learn more)
According to Californians Against Cruelty, Cages, and Fraud, though this measure claims to go cage-free, it still allows for battery cages and requires egg factories to only provide one square-foot of space per chicken, which is not enough room., in opposition to Proposition 12 (Learn more)
According to Prevent Cruelty California, the current space standards for animal cruelty are not enough. They only require that the animals can fully extend their limbs and turn around completely. They can still barely move which causes them physical and mental suffering and increases consumer risks of eating disease animal products., in support of Proposition 12 (Learn more)
According to Prevent Cruelty California, it would only cost companies pennies per cage to allow animals to move freely and for hens to be cage free.This would give California the highest space standards and promote responsible farming throughout the state., in support of Proposition 12 (Learn more)
Because the measure calls for full compliance by 2021, the LA Times concludes that food companies would be forced to raise prices on meat products and the supply of meat in California may decline as a result., in opposition to Proposition 12 (Learn more)
This change to the California Health and Safety Code would more strictly define cruel confinement of calves, pigs, and hens raised for food production by adding a square-feet based space requirement for all animals, and a cage-free requirement for hens. The sale of products violating these standards would be banned in California.
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