| Campaigns
End factory farm confinement
All animals, including those raised for food
deserve humane treatment. Yet, 99% of meat, milk and eggs produced in
the U.S. come from massive factory farms where animals are confined so
tightly they cannot even stand up, turn around, or fully extend their
limbs or wings. APRL was instrumental in working with the Humane
Society of the United States (HSUS) to pass Proposition 2 in California
in 2008, a landmark ballot initiative banning the most extreme forms of
factory farm confinement. This paved the way for similar measures in
many other states. APRL continues to work with HSUS to
encourage businesses to move away from using products from cruel
factory farms.
APRL supports the historic
agreement reached between HSUS and the United Egg Producers
to phase out barren battery cages in the U.S. with first of its kind
federal legislation!
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To produce foie gras ("fattened liver"), ducks are
force fed massive quantities of dense feed through a large metal pipe
jammed down their throats to expand their livers to over ten times
their natural size. The ducks are slaughtered at the point where many
of them begin to die from the process. APRL was instrumental in passing
legislation in California to ban the sale and production of foie gras
starting in 2012. The San Diego City Council has commended
APRL for its work on this issue and encouraged San Diegans to
boycott this cruelty. The cities of San Francisco, Solana Beach,
West Hollywood and Berkeley have done the same. Over 85% of San Diegans
support a ban on foie gras. See StopForceFeeding.com for more info on our campaign.
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Cruelty-free eating
A plant based diet is good for animals, your
health, and the planet! In collaboration with Vegan Outreach, APRL
distributes tens of thousands of pamphlets each year with helpful tips,
health information, Q&A and vegan recipes.
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End Wildlife Poisoning
San Diego and many other cities use poison to kill
squirrels, gophers and other wild animals. Poisoning wildlife is
inhumane, causing animals painful deaths lasting hours or days. Poison
is also unsafe, threatening non-target species and predators. APRL
volunteers have documented
squirrels dying after being poisoned in Balboa Park in San
Diego. APRL worked with the City of San Diego to install hundreds of
"no feeding" signs and worked with the City of Del Mar to eliminate
poisoning in Seagrove Park. APRL promotes the use of humane, non-toxic
and
environmentally friendly solutions to wildlife control.
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Sealwatch San Diego
SealWatch
San Diego is a program of APRL dedicated to protecting the San
Diego harbor seal rookery. Sealwatch educates the public about
responsible seal watching and encourages the public to stand at a safe
distance from the seals. In 2007, APRL sponsored an independent,
scientific Zogby poll
that found strong support for protecting the seal rookery. Scientific
polls in 2009 and 2010 by Competitive Edge and SurveyUSA found similar
results.
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