Animal rights advocates were pleased by the outcome, but not all were happy about the resolution.
The U.S. Supreme Court voted five to four on Thursday to uphold a new California law meant to provide better living conditions for pigs.
Prior to the regulation, breeding pigs on farms could be kept in “fit-to size” metal crates while pregnant, being moved after about 16 weeks only to give birth, then forced to do it all over again for the remainder of their life. Ex // Top Stories Suspect charged in fatal stabbing of 64-year-old woman Jesus Esparza, 41, is being charged with murder and use of a deadly weapon for allegedly stabbing Mei Ran Hu in the lobby of a Duboce Avenue apartment
People already feeling the squeeze on the price of eggs this year might also soon see the cost of bacon increase as well, according to the suit. The opinion included how other states in the past have enacted laws that protect animals from unnecessary cruelty, like in Massachusetts.
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