Hal Sparks Wants YOU to Vote for the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act
Friday, 12 September 2008
Hal Sparks is on the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act bandwagon! Yay! Let’s all vote to end keeping livestock (who give their milk, eggs, and lives for us) in horrific conditions! Florida and Arizona have already passed this sort of regulation!
Here’s the video of Hal Sparks speaking in favor of the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act on Youtube — check it out! (I have to admit I haven’t watched this video because I’m Afraid of the Animal Cruelty I Might See, and as you undoubtedly know, I’m 100% in favor of the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act so I don’t need any convincing from the video — I hope it’s not too graphic, but I’m sorry I can’t vet it for you.)
The original article I found this information in is from a post by Erinnuallain over at Ecorazzi.com, (my source for celebrity anti-animal-testing news!):
Hal Sparks wants your votes to save animals, California!
Hal Sparks (VH1, Queer as Folk, Zero1) may make a living cracking jokes, but the treatment of animals is something that he takes very seriously. If you watched him in Celebracadabra as I did, you probably picked up on that when he refused to do an escape that might harm snakes and also lamented over an earlier trick involving butterflies. In a video message for Californians for Humane Farms, Hal shows his support for the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act by saying that “Treating an animal like a widget is cruel” and “Animals deserve to be treated humanely, even if they are raised for food.”
Hal is just one of the many celebrities who will be voting YES on Prop 2 in November. Others include: Ed Begley, Jr. (will Bill Nye be getting in on this too?), Hayden Panettiere, Alicia Silverstone, Rikki Rachtman, and many more. (Source)
No. 1 — September 15th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
hi emily ! i recently found your blog after an entire summer of researching cruelty-free and eco-friendly companies/products and i just wanted to say that you`re really an inspiration. i find it so discouraging sometimes, when i see items from proctor & gamble or loreal or whatever everywhere i turn. i`m slowly phasing everything out of my life that is not CCIC- [or at the very least PETA-] approved. and i know i won`t ever be perfect, but the least i could do is try my hardest. anyway [sorry i`m rambling], thanks so much for writing this blog !
No. 2 — September 20th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Hi Dominique! I’m so glad I’ve inspired you! And I applaud your commitment to phase everything out of your life that is not CCIC- or at least PETA-approved. It sounds like you have a great attitude towards going cruelty-free! Keep me updated with your progress!
No. 3 — September 21st, 2008 at 1:03 pm
I’m so glad Hal did that video!
I’m afraid what I might see too so I can’t watch it either Emily. Once I see animal cruelty images I never forget it.:( I ‘m super emotional and sensitive.
No. 4 — September 21st, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Wow! We ARE alike!
No. 5 — September 24th, 2008 at 9:51 am
I am the same. I can’t watch the video either. Any imagery of animal suffering is like a nightmare for me and the images will never be forgotten.
I wonder why most people don’t seem bothered by cruelty towards animals. I used to think it was just men who were more insensitive, but there are some women too — but on the average, I think it’s the way men are raised to not care about empathy and so forth. I have no idea why I’m going on and on about this, sorry.
No. 6 — September 26th, 2008 at 7:40 am
I totally agree Wendy.
No. 7 — October 19th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
I agree too Wendy!
No. 8 — October 20th, 2008 at 10:39 am
I found this website while looking for something to do a current events assignment. I think that this is an awesome website that will help a lot of people think more about animal cruelty and testing and will convince them to help all animal LOVERS to apose this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank You!
No. 9 — October 21st, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Hi Beth!
I’m so glad you think my website will help people think more about animal cruelty! If you have any questions about cruelty-freeism, drop me a line!
Regards,