Kenny Stancil is senior researcher at the Revolving Door Project and a former staff writer for Common Dreams.
In what sustainable agriculture, public health , and animal rights champions celebrated as a major victory, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a California law prohibiting the in-state sale of pork, eggs, and veal derived from creatures 'confined in a cruel manner.'The law, known as Proposition 12 , was challenged by the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation. The organizations claimed that 'because of California 's huge market share...
''It is also a critical victory for the rights of states that seek to do better on those issues than some of their neighbors, or the country at large,' she added.George Kimbrell, legal director at the Center for Food Safety, which filed a brief in support of California last year, also welcomed Thursday's decision as 'a major victory for animal welfare and a more regenerative, healthful, and humane future of our food.
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