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Millions of people voted for these animal welfare laws. Congress is trying to overturn them.

Pregnant pigs in gestation crates at a Smithfield Foods subsidiary. | Humane World for Animals Key takeaways Most of America’s 6 million female breeding pigs are confined in gestation crates — tiny enclosures that prevent them from even turning around. It’s considered to be one of the cruelest farming practices. Voters in California and Massachusetts have voted to prohibit the use of the crates, and prohibit the sale of pork from farms that use the crates. The pork industry has sued California and Massachusetts numerous times in a longrunning effort to repeal the laws, and...