Recently, Proposition 2 in California passed with 63% of the votes. This statute will limit the confinement of calves raised for veal, chickens for eggs and pigs in gestation crates. This proposition requires that these animals be able to stand up, lay down and fully extend their limbs. The fact that these requirements have to be specified and made law is appalling. Mind you, I'm not a member of PETA or anything, but you'd think if an animal is providing you with life-sustaining food, you'd treat them with some care and respect and give them a little room to live while they're on this planet. But no - we're humans. And the scare mongers pulled every trick in the book to try and get Prop 2 to fail. They claimed that Big Ag will have to leave California to financially survive and that our food would come from Mexico. I've seen claims that free-range eggs are at a higher risk for salmonella than eggs from caged up birds. And they claim the costs of our food will skyrocket & drive the small farmers out of business. Ludicrous - all of it.

My BF and I buy our eggs at a local chicken ranch because he's against me raising our own chickens, for fear he will get attached and not be able to eat them or their eggs. The eggs we buy are clean, fresh, reasonably priced and have beautiful yolks inside! When I got home on election day, BF said to me, "How did you vote on prop 2? It passed you know. I hope our egg ranch doesn't go out of business now, because of this." So we started to debate the pros and cons. In the end, I looked at him with empathy and seriousness as I ended the discussion by saying, "Honey, I understand what you're saying. I'll start building our chicken coop in the morning, so we can have our own eggs." I don't think he liked that answer... ;)