New Jersey Bans Gestational Pig Crates In Victory For Animal Rights Activists
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed a ban on gestational pig crates. The ban marks a victory for animal rights advocates. Though gestational pig crates are not widely used in the state, the battle to ban them went on for more than a decade. New Jersey produced 7,500 pigs in 2022, much less than Iowa’s 23 million that same year. Murphy’s decision was still heralded by those who have been fighting for the humane treatment of animals. “The cruel confinement of pigs and calves raised for veal will not be tolerated. The exposure of the conditions farmed animals endure is the only way to change i...