U.S. Supreme Court
Jun. 26, 2023
State's pork importing rule must be implemented now, rights groups say
Pork producers and Attorney General Rob Bonta reached a deal that gives farmers six months to get rid of current stock before imposing the rule that requires more room for pigs.
Animal rights groups have asked the state not to delay implementation of a 2018 ballot initiative on pig farming that was recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. The delay has been attributed to an agreement to let the pork already in California pass through the market to consumers.
"Proposition 12 is unambiguous: pork sold in the state after the effective date must not come from operations that severely confine sows in gestation crates,...
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