~ THE LAZY VEGAN ~ HOME OF PACO & LUIGI AND FRIENDS: The Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act Officially Makes the Ballot, Solo's Blood Test Results are Fine, and The Farrier Visits...at the Ranch!

Thursday, April 10, 2008

The Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act Officially Makes the Ballot, Solo's Blood Test Results are Fine, and The Farrier Visits...at the Ranch!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (April 9, 2008)—California Secretary of State Debra Bowen today certified an anti-cruelty ballot initiative for the statewide general election on November 4, 2008. Californians for Humane Farms, sponsored by The Humane Society of the United States, Farm Sanctuary and other animal protection groups, family farmers, veterinarians and public health professionals, said the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act will provide the most basic protection to nearly 20 million animals confined in industrial factory farms in California: that they merely be able to turn around and extend their limbs.
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"Phase Two" of the animal campaign will now begin- I'll be helping to get the word out to make sure people vote YES in November!

Here the girls look for grubs in the soon-to-be garden.

Our farrier came this morning and the boys were pretty good. They're not too fond of the necessary procedure to keep their hoofs (hooves?) nice and tidy. Hooves (hoofs?) that aren't trimmed regularly grow super long and cause all kinds of nasty problems. We learned something new about our farrier, Brent, today...he has a shunt in his brain that pumps his spinal fluid! He was born three months prematurely and recently had the operation again for updating- he showed us the scar. Looking at him now it is hard to believe he was ever premature! And in other ranch news, Solo's blood test results are fine- so he's been put on antibiotics for a week to clear up whatever is going on with him. And that's about all for today at the ranch!