Proposition 12 (California) - stipulates square feet, prohibits sale of products that don't comply, even if animals raised in other states, all laying hens cage-free
Gestational stalls/crates
Gestational stalls banned (but not farrowing stalls)
- States that now prohibit: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon and Rhode Island (wikipedia)
- But what are the big pork-producing states?
- Smithfield farms (huge pork producers) phasing out
- see video below
- Humane Society sues; says they're misleading consumers; more here
- Note: the video says the sows spend 23 weeks/year in group housing (so 29 in stalls).
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Laying hens
- Vital Farms Eggs (lo ranch) -- pastured raised
Multiple species
- Polyface Farm (Follow link, scroll down, watch video)
- Shorter video (best one to watch)
Slaughter
- USDA rules: pigs and cows must be sent to regulated slaughter houses
- Chickens can be killed locally
- Killing chickens at Polyface