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Humane Farming Association Launches Campaign to Defeat Rotten Egg Bills in Massachusetts
Proposed Legislation Would Repeal Voter-Enacted Standard for Egg-Laying Hens
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BOSTON, May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Humane Farming Association (HFA) today announced the launch of its Stop the Rotten Egg Bills campaign to sound an alarm about proposed legislation that would repeal an animal-care standard approved by an overwhelming 78% of Massachusetts voters. The public-education campaign includes a website, StopTheRottenEggBill.org, and the placement of full-page advertisements in Massachusetts news outlets.
In 2016, Massachusetts voters approved Question 3, a ballot measure which requires that egg-laying hens each be provided no less than 1.5 square feet of floor space. The law is scheduled to go into effect this coming January. However, if proposed legislation (House bill 864 and Senate bill 36) passes, the egg industry would
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