Humane Society of the United States President/CEO Kitty Block hailed the Supreme Court decision, calling it “historic.” Proposition 12 establishes housing standards for pigs, chickens and veal calves. The law also bans the in-state sale of pork, eggs and veal not produced with those same standards. In a statement, HSUS said this ruling ‘upholds the nation’s strongest farm animal protection law and unanimously rejects the pork industry’s primary constitutional claim.”
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