Rescue Roundtable presents Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty

Mary Catalano of Rescue Roundtable interviews Whitney Smith of Californians for Humane Farms about the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruely Act which provides the most basic protection to farm animals: merely allowing them to turn around and extend their limbs. It's hard to imagine a more moderate initiative. The purpose of the measure is to prevent three of the most cruel and inhumane forms of extreme confinement in the world of animal agribusiness: veal crates, battery cages, and gestation crates. All three of these practices have already been legislated against in the European Union. Factory farm waste is a major pollution issue. Each year in the U.S., confined farm animals produce almost 500 million tons of manure, which frequently pollutes water and air and, in the process, harms rural communities. Factory farm waste also emits greenhouse gases, contributing to climate change. Please visit www.HumaneCalifornia.org

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[333polkadot]

I am wondering why you, and many people, make a ludicrous assumption that if you have compassion for animals, you "don't care" about people. That is a faulty assumption based on zero facts. People of compassion TEND to also have sensitivity for all suffering and human misery. But what are YOU doing for "people"? I volunteer for animal issues because animals cant speak for themselves and that is dire if you are suffering and have no lobby. Hopefully you are volunteering for people causes!!!

[firecongress]

Americans eat too much meat and IT IS unhealthy... see this video.

Diet For a New America 1 of 6 here on youtube.

[IHfarmboy1]

I wish you people cared as much about people.

[beaelliott]

Wonderful! I think I want to move to California!

[nicolatwo]

Thank you for this video and for your great work.