Proposition 2, the ballot measure to ban restrictive cages for calves, pigs and chickens in California may have ripple effects that reach well beyond the state's farms.

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You can read the state's impartial summary and analysis of Proposition 2 here.

Arnie Riebli, managing owner of Sonoma County's Sunrise Farms, says passage of Proposition 2 would put him out of business (photo courtesy of the Sonoma Index-Tribune). Supporters of Prop 2 like the Humane Society of the US and the Sierra Club say it would end crueltyto farm animals and increase health safety.

To see a list of opposition to Prop 2, click here.