US Pork Firms Divided Over Bill in Congress to Overturn California Animal Welfare Law porkbusiness.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from porkbusiness.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As Congress prepares to write a new farm bill, animal welfare advocates are preparing to safeguard California’s Proposition 12 and similar laws regulating agricultural practices while also pushing to tighten standards for dog breeders, ban the export of horses for slaughter, and eliminate the last vestiges of animal fighting and dog racing in the United States.
Some big US pork producers that have spent money to comply with a California law requiring more living space for certain farm animals are lukewarm about legisla.
Some big U.S. pork producers that have spent money to comply with a California law requiring more living space for certain farm animals are lukewarm about legislation proposed in the U.S. Congress that would overturn the state law.
Lawmakers seek to overturn California's Proposition 12, which bars sales in the state of pork, veal, and eggs from animals whose housing conditions fail to meet certain standards.