One of the more notable ballot measures in California's November election could be a real chicken fight. Because it is all about the treatment of farm animals, chickens included.
Signatures are in, but a proposition number has yet to be assigned to the referendum.
It would go beyond the guidelines of 2008's Proposition Two, by specifying that egg-laying hens, breeding pigs, and veal calves must be raised outside of cages.
Prevent Cruelty California, which backs the measure, is a coalition of several animal rights groups. Cody Carlson of Mercy for Animals and Josh Balk of the Humane Society of the United States are our guests.
