Litigation
Oct. 17, 2012
Egg farmer appeals animal welfare decision
A California egg farmer appealed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week in an ongoing effort to overturn a 2008 animal welfare ballot initiative.
By Ben Adlin
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A California egg farmer appealed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week in an ongoing effort to overturn a 2008 animal welfare ballot initiative.
The law, passed by state voters as Proposition 2, requires egg-laying hens and other farm animals be given enough room to lie down, stand up, fully extend their limbs and turn around freely.
Plaintiff William Cramer, who sued the state in April, claims the law burd...
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