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- California has
long been a pioneer

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in the treatment of farm
animals with laws regulating

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minimum cage sizes and
standards for raising animals

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in free range conditions.

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- Prop 12 requires
bigger cages, coops,

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and pens for farm animals,
including breeding

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pigs, calves, and hens.

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- Who put this on the ballot?

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The Humane Society
of the United States.

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- Why'd they do it?

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Well, California is
known on the one hand

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as a very progressive state with
people who care about things,

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such as animal rights.

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But we're also an
agricultural state.

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We have a lot of
farms and ranches.

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And the farmers and ranchers
are less enthusiastic

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about these regulations.

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- The critics say that they are
pulling at our heartstrings.

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And, really, it has no data
behind it in terms of what

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happens to these animals.

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They are intended to be food
for us at the end of the day.

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And they are going to
increase the cost of food.

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- And for more on all the
major races in campaign

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2018 go to cbsla.com anytime.

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