Tag: pork industry

Supreme Court Upholds Restrictive California Pork Production Law

The Supreme Court narrowly upheld a voter-approved animal welfare law in California on May 11 that bans the sale of pork from hogs unless the animals were raised in a space that exceeds industry norms. The court split 5–4 in its ruling, which affirmed a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit….


Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Allegedly Unconstitutional California Pork Industry Restrictions

A voter-ratified law in California banning the sale of pork in the state from hogs raised anywhere in the world, unless the animals were raised in a space that exceeds industry norms, is unconstitutional, an industry group told the Supreme Court on Oct. 11. The case is important because whatever ruling the court issues could have…


The War on Wild Hogs Has Higher Stakes Now, Scientists Say

Across America, hogs and hunters fight a hidden war. One side wields rifles, machine guns, helicopters, poison, and traps. The other side is winning. Feral hogs arrived with Columbus and the conquistadors in the 1500s. They were left behind so future expeditions would have edible animals when they arrived. As an invasive species, hogs were…