PALMDALE – Antelope Valley farmers believe passage of Proposition 2, the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, would place greater financial burden on the state’s egg industry and leave consumers shell-shocked. While members of the Los Angeles County Farm Bureau, based in Palmdale, and the California Farm Bureau Federation stand opposed to the ballot measure, the Humane Society of the United States and the Sierra Club are urging voters to support the proposition when they go to the polls on Nov. 4. The animal rights advocates contend “little, if any cost increase” would result from passage of Prop. 2, a conclusion reached by researchers at the University of California, Davis, who evaluated the potential impact of the ballot measure in a study funded by the American Egg Board. For the full story visit www.avpress.com/n/19/0819_s4.hts