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Pork Producers Push for Legislation Against Gestation Crate Bans

12/2/2025

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National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), with Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), aims to attach the Save Our Bacon Act to a Farm bill to repeal Prop 12 and Question 3.
Prop 12 and Massachusetts Question 3 restrict the sale of pork from sows kept in gestation crates.
Major retailers such as McDonald’s and Costco have condemned gestation crates as inhumane.
NPPC continues to challenge these laws despite numerous court losses.

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National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), with Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), aims to attach the Save Our Bacon Act to a Farm bill to repeal Prop 12 and Question 3.
Prop 12 and Massachusetts Question 3 restrict the sale of pork from sows kept in gestation crates.
Major retailers such as McDonald’s and Costco have condemned gestation crates as inhumane.
NPPC continues to challenge these laws despite numerous court losses.