MASSACHUSETTS VOTERS BACK ANIMAL WELFARE PROPOSAL IN ELECTION DAY VOTE
November 1st, 2016
Voters in the US state of Massachusetts have given their overwhelming approval to a statewide ban on the sale of pork products or veal from animals that cannot turn around or stretch their limbs within their cages.
The new rules, which passed muster by 78% to 22%, are set to be phased in, before going into full effect in 2022. The incoming law will also outlaw the use of so-called battery cages by Massachusetts farmers and ban the sale of eggs produced by hens confined to these cages.
Opponents in this largely non-agricultural state have derided the measure as ...
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