Friday, November 07, 2008

Election results for Proposition 2 and greyhound racing Proposition 2, the California ballot initiative on farm animal housing backed by the Humane Society of the United States, passed on Tuesday with more than 60 percent of the vote, and the result will essentially end current management practices for California egg producers, forcing the industry out-of-state. In Massachusetts, voters approved a ballot question to end greyhound racing in the state, rejecting track owners’ arguments that the ban would cost jobs at a time of economic hardship in favor of protecting dogs from harm. A similar ballot question was defeated in 2000. The ban, which takes effect in 2010, passed by a vote of 56 percent to 44 percent....

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