The Center for the Environment and Welfare applauded the Trump administration’s lawsuit filed this week to nullify onerous California regulations driving up food prices nationwide. The filing takes aim at three California laws, including Proposition 12, dictating farming practices for eggs and pork.
In practice, Prop 12 forces farmers around the country to adopt California’s radical production standards while prohibiting veterinarian-approved animal husbandry practices.
The Center says the three laws were pushed by radical animal activists who don’t believe people should eat eggs or pork at all.
“It’s great to see the administration taking decisive action to protect the country from California’s overreaching policies, but Americans facing high food costs can’t afford to wait for years of court appeals,” says Jack Hubbard, the CEW’s executive director. “Polls show California voters now regret the passage of Proposition 12, and there is strong bipartisan support for Congressional legislation to nullify the farm mandates.”
