Should California be able to require higher welfare standards for farm animals raised outside its borders if products from those animals are to be sold in California? On May 11, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the answer is yes. The result was determined by a 5-4 vote in the court case, National Pork Producers Council
Comment: Court ruling could catalyze new wave of U.S. animal welfare laws
The precedent could leave pork trade to navigate an eventual legislative patchwork
Comment: U.S. Supreme Court weighs animal welfare issue
California law could have far-reaching implications for hog producers
Should Californians be able to require higher welfare standards for farm animals that are raised in other states if products from those animals are to be sold in California? The U.S. Supreme Court is confronting this challenge in a suit now before it. Pork producers are challenging a law that California voters adopted in 2018
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