Question Three on the Massachusetts ballot concerns a change to animal husbandry laws in the state. I'm just going to copy and paste a block from the state site: "his proposed law would prohibit any farm owner or operator from knowingly confining any breeding pig, calf raised for veal, or egg-laying hen in a way that prevents the animal from lying down, standing up, fully extending its limbs, or turning around freely. The proposed law would also prohibit any business owner or operator in Massachusetts from selling whole eggs intended for human consumption or any uncooked cut of veal or pork if the business owner or operator knows or should know that the hen, breeding pig, or veal calf that produced these products was confined in a manner prohibited by the proposed law. The proposed law would exempt sales of food products that combine veal or pork with other products, including soups, sandwiches, pizzas, hotdogs, or similar processed or prepared food items."
This is a hard one. I do feel for the question, but I don't know enough about farming. I understand the point of trying to get animals a "living" space, but again I don't know what this would mean to farms. I also don't know how many farms would be impacted by this or what redress those farms would have if they can't comply. I'm also not a fan of holding retailers for selling animal products if they "should know" that the animals weren't given the space indicated in this law. I'm also a bit concerned about the cost of food products and how that would impact people living in poverty.
I guess the short of it is that I'm voting no on this one.
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