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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Massachusetts Animal Welfare Law

Posted on October 17, 2025

• The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has upheld the legality of Massachusetts’ Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act (“Question 3“) after pork industry members failed

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22 States Join Challenge to Massachusetts’ Question 3

Posted on October 9, 2024

• Similar to California’s Proposition 12, Massachusetts’ Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act (also known as “Question 3”) imposes animal welfare standards for hens, sows, and veal calves raised in Massachusetts

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Settlement Reached in Transshipping Pork Issue in Massachusetts

Posted on August 17, 2023

• The food industry and Massachusetts regulators have agreed to settle a lawsuit (Massachusetts Restaurant Association v. Healey et al.) challenging the state’s animal welfare pork rules, with the

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