FRESNO, California - California voters' landslide support last November of an initiative on the treatment of farm animals could lead to a similar vote in Ohio.
The Humane Society is considering backing a voter initiative in Ohio like California's Proposition 2, called the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act.
Prop 2's approval has led to a flurry of bills related to the issue. California lawmakers have acted quickly on measures that would ban removing the tails of milk cows, stop importing out-of-state eggs from hens kept in cramped cages and increase penalties for poaching wildlife.
Since the initiative's passage, Ohio-based Wendy's has vowed that at least 2 percent of its eggs will be from cage-free hens.
Other companies are taking similar measures.
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