Administrative/Regulatory
Aug. 12, 2021
Californians can have their heightened animal welfare — and eat their bacon, too
With the remaining components of California’s Proposition 12 — the state’s 2018 ballot initiative covering the in-state production and sale of certain eggs, pork and veal — set to be fully in effect this coming January, there has been some recent speculation regarding what effect the law might have on availability of pork to feed the Golden State’s appetite for pork products.
Rebecca Cary
Senior Staff Attorney
The Humane Society of the United States
Rebecca has worked at the Human Society since 2010 in the Animal Protection Law section. The bulk of her work focuses on farm animals and constitutional defense litigation. She co-chairs the DC Bar's Animal Law Committee.
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.
With the remaining components of California's Proposition 12 -- the state's 2018 ballot initiative covering the in-state production and sale of certain eggs, pork and veal -- set to be fully in effect this coming January, there has been some recent speculation regarding what effect the law might have on availability of pork to feed the Golden State's appetite for pork products. Much of this speculation is based on inaccurate or incomplete information about what the la...
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