Cage-Free Egg Bill Introduced by Watts Passes

Via Farm Progress:

Assemblyman Howard Watts, D-Las Vegas, chair of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee has introduced AB 399 putting “on the record that we want to make sure eggs sold here come from cage-free producers” , says Watts. “It was actually something brought to me by both the Humane Society and an association of major egg producers,” Watts was reported as saying. “They recognize and support the egg industry moving in this direction.”

And more from The Nevada Independent

“Unfortunately, over recent decades, as we went in the direction of industrialization, we saw the emergence of a model that in the name of efficiency resulted in some pretty horrific conditions,” Watts told the Assembly Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday. “For anyone who's seen a chicken, imagine when confined to a space that small, it’s pretty difficult.”

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