Valley No on Prop. 2 bus trip planned for Aug. 8 hearing

Aug. 1, 2008 - - Opponents of Proposition 2, the animal welfare initiative, are organizing a bus trip to a Friday, August 8 hearing in San Luis Obispo. Western United Dairymen associate member Pete Kisler is helping organize the outing to the 9:30 a.m. hearing in San Luis Obispo by the Senate Agriculture Committee. Proposition 2 opponents plan to offer their comments to the lawmakers. The 47-passenger bus leaves Visalia at 6:30 a.m. and will return at 5 p.m. Following the hearing, the group will have a free lunch at a local restaurant and tour the Cal Poly campus before returning to Visalia. The trip is sponsored by Veterinarians for SAFE California Food. Further information is available from WUD field representative Tessa Curti at (559)679-2976.