Meat industry challenges California animal-welfare referendum

Eleven months after Californians approved “cage-free” Proposition 12 in a landslide vote, the meat industry asked a federal court in Los Angeles to overturn the referendum that guarantees farm animals more space to move about. The trade group North American Meat Institute says the referendum violates the Constitution, which puts the federal government in charge… » Read More

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