Constitutional Amendment Banning Cruel Gestation Crates in Danger!

In 2002, Floridians and animal activists from around the country worked tirelessly to pass a citizen initiative to ban one of factory farming’s worst forms of intense confinement: the gestation crate. Over 2 1/2 million Floridians voted to make it illegal to keep pregnant pigs in barren cages so small they can not turn around or move more than a step forwards or backwards. The vote was the first time in United States’ history that an established method of factory farming had been banned for its inherent cruelty to animals.

Floridians have spoken clearly to protect animals by voting to ban this cruel practice. Despite this, the Florida state legislature is considering a bill that would remove the provision banning gestation crates from the State Constitution.

You Can Help

Please contact your Florida State Representative and State Senator and ask that they oppose efforts to remove the gestation crate ban from Florida’s Constitution. Ask them NOT to support Senate Joint Resolution #1918 and House Joint Resolution #06-05.

Click here to find your elected officials (requires 9-digit ZIP Code).

For more information, see ARFF’s website.

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