Michael and Karen Snyder

Congratulations to the Humane California effort, which submitted nearly 800,000 signatures to the Registrar of Voters last week in support of the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act! (Around 430,000 valid signatures were needed for the initiative to be placed on the November general election ballot.) Thanks to the hard work of countless volunteers California voters will have an opportunity voice their opinion this November!!

While polling suggests Californians overwhelmingly support the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, not everyone believes humane farming is a good thing. Some insight from an article in the February 29th Oakland Tribune:

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Little Jake stayed over for three whole days. It’s been a while since Mike and I had a baby sleep-over, and we were not entirely sure what to do. Feeding him cartoons and milk seemed to keep him content. I think he had fun. He was very good, understood all of our words, and by day three he was not afraid of Henry any more.

Pictures of my favorite little man:

Karen and Cindy collected over 400 signatures for Humane California in just two days, making a strong push to the finish! Here are the pictures:

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Old-school pictures:

From the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Website:

“An investigation by The Humane Society of the United States at a cattle slaughterhouse has documented that animals too sick or injured to stand or walk—called “downers” by industry—have been kicked, beaten, dragged with chains, shocked with electric prods, sprayed in the face with hoses and pushed by forklifts in efforts to get them to their feet to pass USDA inspection. This unacceptable cruelty potentially puts the food supply at risk—at least 12 of the 15 identified cases of mad cow disease in North America to date have reportedly been downers.

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Karen spent two days manning the Humane California Home Show booth at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Volunteers gathered more than 800 signatures over the weekend! Most all of the people that asked about the initiative signed, further proof that Californian’s are ready to vote yes on the November ballot. Here are a few pictures of the booth:

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We celebrated Christmas three times this year: Christmas Eve with the Snyder family at Carrie’s house, Christmas morning at Bobbie’s house, and Christmas afternoon at the Schlesier compound. What can I say, we like Christmas. My Dad and Kathy flew in from Pinehurst, and we (all the kids) understand the difficulties of flying cross-country, especially during the Christmas season. We appreciate the effort and enjoyed their visit. My niece Nicole also flew in, it’s great to see her as we don’t get the opportunity so much now that she’s older. Thanks to Bobbie, Carrie, and both Schlesier clans for hosting us for yet another holiday. All four homes were very festive! I uploaded all the pics, the Snyder’s are on the left, Palmer’s are on the right.