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Judi Lynn

(160,545 posts) Thu Feb 5, 2015, 01:43 AM Feb 2015

Court dismisses 3rd lawsuit against hen cage law

Source: Associated Press

Court dismisses 3rd lawsuit against hen cage law
| February 4, 2015 | Updated: February 4, 2015 10:12pm

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a decision to dismiss a lawsuit by a farmer that challenged a law banning the inhumane confinement of egg-laying hens.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the 2012 decision by a lower court to throw out the lawsuit by egg farmer William Cramer. Cramer's lawsuit said the law is unconstitutionally vague.

It's the third time courts have rejected lawsuits by egg farmers against California's landmark Proposition 2.

"We are thrilled that the court sided with the millions of California voters who supported this measure and chose to end extreme and reckless factory farming practices," said Jonathan Lovvorn, senior vice president and chief counsel for animal protection litigation for the Humane Society of the United States.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Court-dismisses-3rd-lawsuit-against-hen-cage-law-6063592.php

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Court dismisses 3rd lawsuit against hen cage law (Original Post) Judi Lynn Feb 2015 OP

Cramer is as much a farmer olddots Feb 2015 #1

Good, and a kick, nt stopwastingmymoney Feb 2015 #2

Himmler was a Chicken Farmer PeoViejo Feb 2015 #3

When language is vague it allows for some weird interpretations by inspectors. fasttense Feb 2015 #4

olddots

(10,237 posts)

1. Cramer is as much a farmer

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2015, 02:45 AM

Feb 2015

as I'm a Formula One driver .

stopwastingmymoney

(2,042 posts)

2. Good, and a kick, nt

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Thu Feb 5, 2015, 02:50 AM

Feb 2015

PeoViejo

(2,178 posts)

3. Himmler was a Chicken Farmer

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2015, 07:49 AM

Feb 2015

Just sayin'

fasttense

(17,301 posts)

4. When language is vague it allows for some weird interpretations by inspectors.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2015, 12:25 PM

Feb 2015

I had my home kitchen permit rejected in TN because the law says you can NOT have any animals in the house. The inspector didn't like my daughter's gold fish.

But really there is an easy solution for the farmer on this California law.

"The initiative approved in 2008 bans the inhumane confinement of egg-laying hens, breeding pigs and veal calves in cages so small the animals cannot stretch their limbs, lie down or turn around.

Since its passage, farmers have complained that the measure lacks specific language designating appropriate cage size and as a result puts them at risk of misdemeanor charges and fines up to $1,000. In addition, they say they are on the hook for millions of dollars in upgrades but can't get bank loans without knowing whether new cages will be in compliance."

Just let the poor creatures out and you wont have to worry about cage size. My free range chickens have never seen the inside of a cage. They probably wouldn't know what to do in one.

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