As I mentioned in my post about Prop 2, big meat producers are spending tons of money trying to convince Californians that the initiative will do horrible things. These ads are full of misinformation, and some of them even contain outright lies. They also use scare tactics to scare us into voting no on Prop 2, invoking the fear of price increases that won’t really happen. Basically, they suck. You can watch one here, which is chock-full of these ridiculous lies.
To counter these misleading attack ads, the folks over at Yes on Prop 2 made an ad featuring Wayne Pacelle, CEO of The Humane Society of the US, talking about why Prop 2 is be good for California’s animals. This ad is facing direct competition from the attack ads I mentioned above in several CA markets. Big Ag has access to millions of dollars to promote its campaign of lies, but Yes on Prop 2 is encountering funding shortages to keep its ad on the air. How is that fair?
I hate that in US politics it’s the side with the most money that often wins. (In this case, Big Ag has made those millions of dollars off of the backs of animals in cramped, disgusting crates.) So Yes on Prop 2 and The Humane Society have put out a call to citizens for donations to help keep their ad on the air. I encourage you to give a donation, even a small one, to support this cause. I have personally donated as well, giving this month’s entire ad revenue for this site to help keep this important ad on the air. It’s important for me to stand up for what I believe in, and in this case, I’ve put my money where my mouth is, so to speak.
Here’s the ad in question. It contains some images of animals in various conditions, comparing what life is like for millions of animals in this state to what they could be like if Prop 2 passes. The images are real, which stands in stark contrast to the emotionally-charged and misleading images used in the Big Ag ad I linked to above. Please give it thirty seconds of your time.
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