Civil Litigation,
Government,
Constitutional Law,
Administrative/Regulatory
Dec. 15, 2017
Forcing animal cruelty down our throats, literally
Preventing animal abuse is an issue many Californians support. But now 13 states are suing California over a law that says that if anyone wants to sell eggs here, the hens who lay them cannot be treated cruelly.
Bruce Wagman
Partner
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila
Bruce has an almost exclusive practice in animal law (litigation, legislative drafting, education, and counseling), representing both individuals and animal protection organizations. He teaches animal law at three Bay Area law schools, is coeditor of the Animal Law casebook, and the 2017 book Wildlife Law and Ethics, and coauthor of "A Global Worldview of Animal Law," published in 2011.
Preventing animal abuse is an issue many Californians support. But now 13 states are trying to literally force animal cruelty down our throats. They have sued California over a law that says that if anyone wants to sell eggs here, the hens who lay them cannot be treated cruelly. These states are willing to put profit over animal welfare. But as consumers, we decide what we buy -- and have made that position eminently clear with our laws.
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