Oregon Makes History By Banning Gestation Crates
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Oregon is a part of a wider movement against gestation creates in their policy to ban the use of gestation crates for breeding pigs.
Oregon becomes the first state in the nation to ban the use of gestation crates for breeding pigs.
Oregon has become the first U.S. state to pass a law banning the use of gestation crates (two by seven) for breeding pigs.
There an estimated 4000 breeding sows in the state of Oregon; the law will take effect in 2013.
In 2007, Smithfield Foods and Maple Leaf Farms (largest U.S. and Canadian pork producers) announced they are phasing out gestation crates. Burger King and Wolfgang Puck also announced they will not be purchasing from pork suppliers using gestation crates. These events are part of a broader movement for animal welfare reform in the industry.
Citations:
HSUS, HSUS, 2007 United States (Regional)
