The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit that would have invalidated the Proposition 12 housing law could result in animal rights groups targeting other states with similar initiatives.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to uphold California’s Proposition 12, which prohibits the use of cages for egg-laying hens and bans the sale of pork from hogs that don’t meet certain production standards, in an opinion issued May 11.
“Today’s Supreme Court decision on California’s Proposition 12 sets a dangerous precedent for animal rights extremist groups to target other states with similar ballot initiatives,” said the Animal Agriculture Alliance in a statement. Read more