California’s Proposition 12, which regulates space requirements for farm animals, should be struck down, said Stephen Vaden, deputy secretary of agriculture. Prop 12, as it’s known, was passed by ...

Corporate pork companies that run mega-farms where sows are often confined to tiny cages are going after a California law that bans sale of their meat in the Golden State.

Prop 12 advocates say gestation crates amount to animal cruelty (Creative Commons 3.0 image courtesy of the Humane Society of the United States.) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of ...