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看到食品系统战斗中的人们真是令人沮丧反对在农场上有更好的生活条件。但这就是我们本周所看到的，因为美国最高法院在案件中听到口头辩论反对命题12。
道具12, also known as the Farm Animal Confinement Initiative, is legislation in California prohibits farms from cruelly confining animals like hogs and chickens in facilities. Prop 12 also bans businesses in California from selling animal products produced under inhumane conditions, regardless of where the farm is located.
2018年，选民绝大多数批准了Prop 12。
Niman Ranch总经理Chris Oliviero在最近的一次食品坦克活动中说：“ [Prop 12]是动物护理方面最重要的一步，尤其是在猪行业，可能是该行业历史上。”w88优德老虎机平台支持可持续的家庭猪养殖的Niman Ranch和其他行业参与者一样，对他们对Prop 12的支持一直很坦率。
在本周最高法院，总部位于爱荷华州的国家猪肉生产商委员会和美国农场局联合会正在与反对道具12. They argue, essentially, that California shouldn’t be able to make laws that impact business practices in other states, and that farmers and consumers should make their own moral economic judgments.
I’ve been to factory farms. I’ve seen the poultry cages and hog gestation crates where pregnant sows don’t even have enough room to turn around. Animals just want to perform their natural animal behaviors, and the folks fighting反对道具12are pushing a more sustainable future further away from our reach.
这不仅仅是道具12，它是关于支持所有参与其中的人的福利的食品系统，包括农民，牧场主，动物，社区和环境。这不仅与加利福尼亚有关，而且还与不可持续的工厂农业和不人道的做法相去甚远。
And it’s not just about animals, either. This kind of intense livestock production can pollute air and waterways, create antibiotic resistant pathogens, and increase the likelihood for issues like food poisoning. And it’s also an issue of environmental justice: An analysis in North Carolina by the Environmental Working Group and Waterkeeper Alliance found that the negative side effects of factory farming excessively impact communities of color.
我既乐观，坦率地说，现在有点关心全球农场动物福利的状态。防止对农场动物的残酷行为，也称为马萨诸塞州的选票第三季度，不仅会阻止不人道的猪肉在该州出售，而且禁止将其运送到该州。第三季度在2016年获得选民的批准，但随着加利福尼亚州的12号提案通过最高法院迁移，目前已搁置。上个月，在瑞士，选民拒绝了一项完全禁止工厂农业的提议。像道具12一样，瑞士法律也将增加限制动物的居住空间并进入户外活动，但选民担心如果没有工厂耕种，喂养该国的人口将很困难。
We can’t let ourselves stop working once laws like Prop 12 or Q3 are approved or go into effect. Here’s the reality, Food Tankers: Farm animal welfare and food justice go hand-in-hand and are important toward building a more sustainable food future.
我对此感到解雇，希望您也是如此。
让我们集思广益 - 立法者，倡导者，商业领袖，农民，厨师在您自己的社区中可以与您交谈并与之合作以鼓励他们采用更多人道和可持续的动物和农场实践？请给我发电子邮件danielle@m.kyqhra.com.
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