The Supreme Court handed California a legal victory Thursday in a dispute over its animal welfare law, a ruling that could have huge national implications.
Glenn Stolt, president and CEO at Christensen Farms, argues the new law will cause prices for producers and consumers to soar.a legal victory Thursday in a dispute over its animal welfare law, a ruling that could have huge nationwide implications for consumer prices across a broad set of markets.
"Allowing state overreach will increase prices for consumers and drive small farms out of business, leading to more consolidation. We are still evaluating the Court’s full opinion to understand all the implications. NPPC will continue to fight for our nation’s pork farmers and American families against misguided regulations," he said.
However, the controlling decision from Justice Neil Gorsuch made clear, states have broad discretion to enforce their own consumer laws. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett-- supported by various colleagues-- crafted separate opinions agreeing in part and disagreeing in part with Gorsuch's conclusions.
However, the state – along with animal rights groups – says its residents have spoken with this referendum, that greater awareness of ethical practices is fairly driving market practices, and that humanely-treated livestock benefits the animals – and consumers.
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