It’s not every day that you hear good news about government, but the U.S. federal government has advised the Supreme Court against hearing a lawsuit from 12 major egg-producing states that would challenge state bans on the sale of eggs from caged hens. Missouri and other states sued California over such measures in a federal district court and lost back in 2014. Instead of initiating a new suit in district court, the plaintiffs asked the Supreme Court to hear their case.
The federal government also asked the Supreme Court not to hear the two other big cases threatening recent animal welfare reforms—one filed by Indiana and other states against Massachusetts over its cage-free measures and one filed by a foie gras producer against California over the state’s foie gras ban. Hopefully the Supreme Court will heed that advice and protect these states’ rights.
If you’d also like to help animals, join the millions around the world fighting to protect them by choosing vegan meals and spreading the truth about factory farming.
