DISQUS

May I suggest that The District Weekly does their homework when mentioning , no kill shelters?There is far more to this topic than most caring, animal lovers realize. Long Beach does not have the dynamics for such a program. Furthermore, no kill means; closed door admission. When the facility is full, which would take no time at all, the animals are turned away! What happens to the animals then is not always kind. They are often times dumped, killed by their owner, thrown in the back yard, or taken to another shelter, furtherly inundating that facility. Desperate people-do desparate things! Now, as for no spay/neuter assistance in Long Beach. Long Beach has three organizations that assist with spy/neuter costs and have for years!! FOLBA, Pet Assistance Foundation and Actors and Others for Animals. Also, Golden State Humane Society and Cinico does low cost s/n....Here's a suggestion for the Coalition, why don't you do a fundraiser and start a voucher program to assist in these surgeries? Our Animal Care Services facility IS making progressive changes since Keisler's entrance. I suspect, it shall continue to do so!! Pet overpopulation is a people made problem! People need to spay/neuter their companion animals, adopt-not buy, and make the life time committment of being a responsible animal guardian!

YES! ON PROP 2 --Food prices will not increase if Prop 2 passes. An analysis by a California based poultry economist show that it costs less than one additonal penny per egg NOT to confine egg laying hens in battery cages. It may increase consumer prices a few pennies per dozen. It is worth a few cents more to decrease animal cruelty! Prop 2 will not take effect until 2015, giving farmers plenty of time to make the transition.

PROP 2 --REGARDING FOOD PRICE INCREASE: An analysis by a California- based poultry economist show that it costs less than one addional penny per egg NOT to confine laying hens in battery cages. It MAY increase consumer prices a few pennies per dozen. Isn't it worth a few
cents more to decrease horrific animal cruelty?
PROP 2 will not take effect until 2015, which gives California producers plenty of time to transition to humane end environmentally friendly production systems. More humane treatment of farm animals improves food quality and safety.
PROP 2 is better for the animals, people and the environment!

Hi Animal Lover: Prop 2 applies to calves raised for veal, breeding pigs and egg-laying hens. These animals are kept in dirty, cramped cages, gestation crates and battery cages their entire lives! They are virtually immobilized and prevented from their natural behavior. All animals deserve humane treatment! Animals raised for food account for 98% of all animal abuse!
PLEASE EVERYONE, VOTE YES ON PROP2!

Thanks for voting "YES" on Prop 2!!!

Thanks for voting "YES on Prop 2!!

Strongly consider the paragraph that begins, "The public being shortchanged----Now ask yourself this question,
"Do we really want one family controlling the port?"