Recently the Supreme Court upheld a California law that bans the sale of pork meat, no matter where it is produced, unless the pig at issue was born to a sow that was housed with 24 square feet of space and in conditions that allowed her to move freely. Under the law, every sale of covered pork in California that does not meet such standards is considered a crime punishable by a $1,000 fine or a 180-day prison sentence. The case raised questions regarding not only the issue of animal cruelty but whether one state could regulate another state’s production of pork and impose thousands of dollars of charges on pig farmers. The state said law was necessary so that Californians wouldn’t feel complicit in animal cruelty. The thing I question is that no one seemd to raise the point that eventually killing the pig even though it now has 24 square feet of space might also be considered animal cruelty. Just something to consider seeing as there is so much considering going on. Reminder that my Vegan Art Book is available on Amazon.
