![]() In 2018, 62% of Californians voted to approve Proposition 12 which banned caged animal products in their state. live in cages that are smaller than a sheet of paper. ![]() Similarly, many egg-laying hens in the U.S. These pens are so small that sows don’t have space to turn around. farmers that breed piglets keep their sows in gestation crates for most of their lives. It has implications for the ability of all states to regulate how the food consumed in their state is produced and processedĬurrently, more than 70% of U.S. The Supreme Court’s decision won’t just impact hog farmers or California pork consumers. Several state farmers unions, the Socially Responsible Agriculture Project, and the American Grassfed Association, among other organizations and businesses, argue that Proposition 12 creates a marketing opportunity for small-scale hog farmers who will be better able to meet higher animal welfare standards than dominant vertically-integrated pork companies that confine breeding sows. But an amicus brief filed this week by a group of independent hog farmers and farmers’ advocates argues the opposite, claiming Big Pork is disingenuously speaking on their behalf. The groups also allege that smaller hog producers will not be able to afford upgrades to comply with Proposition 12 and that this will drive them out of business and lead to more consolidation in the industry. ![]() In their petition, the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation argue that Proposition 12 unconstitutionally restricts interstate commerce. Earlier this spring, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a petition challenging Proposition 12, a California ballot initiative that would require all farmers selling pork in the Golden State to provide their breeding sows with more space. ![]()
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