Congratulations to all the national and local organizations and the compassionate individuals who worked hard to secure electoral victories for animals in Arizona and Michigan!
The HSUS reports that in Arizona Proposition 204 passed overwhelmingly by more than 60 percent. This makes Arizona the first state in the nation to prohibit the confinement of calves in veal crates and the second state to prohibit the confinement of breeding pigs in gestation crates. These two factory farming practices are infamous for their inherent cruelty and are both already banned throughout the European Union.
Also, Michigan Proposal 3 was rejected by 68 percent of voters. This ballot initiative would have opened the first target shooting season on the mourning dove—the state’s official bird of peace—which has been a protected species since 1905.
