Archive for January, 2010

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Hatched: Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Our last post warned of economic consequences of getting “Propped 2” referring to California’s Proposition 2, which was sold as a measure designed to make life better for farm animals.  “A Feathered Fiasco” considers the unintended consequences of that measure, providing a reality check of what California’s egg farms might look like in 2015 when the measure is officially phased in.

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While California scrambles its eggs, it’s sunny side up for other states

Hatched: Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Warning to other states: don’t get “Propped 2.”

Perhaps that’s the message that will soon be coming out of the Golden State. Thanks to Proposition 2, which passed quite handily in 2008, California may soon be waving goodbye to jobs, state revenue and the sweet smell of economic development…as Nevada, Idaho and Georgia welcome egg farmers with open borders.

Last week, this Wall Street Journal article chronicled the latest developments of what over-regulation of the state’s farms could spell for California now that egg farmers are no longer welcome (at least under their current production methods) and are being wooed out of state to conduct business. Never mind that opponents of Proposition 2 warned of the potential damage to the state’s bottom line if the measure passed, but naysayers doubted it would actually happen. A resounding “We told you so…” sounds apropos right about now.

Some animal rights groups with radical agendas continue to push their way across the country advocating for similar farm animal housing restrictions. In response, perhaps now state leaders will seriously weigh the economic impact before making hasty decisions on farm policies based on emotional “feel-goods” instead of sound, proven science.

Rest assured the economic disaster that could ensue won’t feel good at all.

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