Massachusetts passes animal protection law

[Catherine]

Good going Massachusetts! They have passed an animal protection law that will impact the lives of many farm animals.

Cows, pigs, and egg laying hens may no longer be kept in confined spaces, a cage that prevents the animal from lying down, standing up, fully extending its limbs or turning around freely.


That means no more battery cages for hens, no more gestation crates for pigs and no more veal crates.



http://news.google.ca/news/url?sr=1&ct2=...t=2&at=dt0


This is a real victory. Massachusetts is a big state and what they do will influence other states and hopefully other countries.

I don't know if we can ever dig ourselves out of the factory farming mess, but things like this are an important step. Maybe if we completely restructure farming people will start eating a more balanced less meat heavy diet.