A California law approved by voters that promises to get breeding pigs out of narrow cages that prevent them from standing or turning will finally take effect Saturday, after years of delays and warnings that the rules could lead to price spikes and pork shortages. Niman stands to benefit from the law because it contracts with farmers that have long met California’s new animal welfare rules.
Even as the law takes effect, California grocery shoppers won't know for a while if pork chops they buy came from a pig whose mother was confined in a tiny crate.
A California law approved by voters that promises to get breeding pigs out of narrow cages that prevent them from standing or turning will finally take effect Saturday, after years of delays and warnings that the rules could lead to price spikes and pork shortages.