Proposition 12, Farm Animal Confinement Mission Statement. To serve animal agriculture producers and California consumers by promoting and protecting the welfare and care of animals in agriculture in order for Californians to have access to food that is sourced from humanely and sustainably raised animals.

Proposition 12 ("Prop 12") was a California ballot proposition in that state's general election on November 6, 2018. The measure was self-titled the Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act. [2] The measure passed, by a vote of about 63% Yes to 37% No. [3]

2021年10月14日 · Prop 12’s provisions protecting egg-laying hens and veal calves went into effect on January 1, 2022. Its provisions for pork were temporarily placed on hold, finalized on September 1, 2022, and will be enforced starting July 1, 2023.

2024年1月2日 · Proposition 12 prohibits producing and selling products in California involving the extreme confinement of mother pigs, egg-laying chickens, and calves used for veal. It bans the use of...

Proposition 12 of 2018, unlike Proposition 2, prohibited the confinement of calves raised for veal, breeding pigs, and egg-laying hens in areas below a specific number of square feet, rather than restrictions based on animal behavior and movement.

2024年11月8日 · California's Proposition 12 (Prop 12) prohibits the strict confinement of breeding pigs. Since Jan. 2024, all breeding swine farms in California or those selling into the California marketplace have needed to be Prop 12 certified.

Under Prop 12 (HSC 25990-25994), an enclosure cannot prevent a sow from being able to lie down, stand up, fully extend their limbs (extending all limbs without touching the side of an enclosure, or another animal), and turn around freely (turning in a complete circle without any impediment, including a tether, and without touching the sides or a...

2023年5月11日 · Proposition 12, which was approved four years ago but has not yet taken effect due to legal challenges, outlaws pork derived from mother pigs housed in less than 24-square-feet.

Prop. 12 strengthens cruelty laws by providing improved protections, including better living conditions, minimum space requirements, and cage-free housing, with a phase-in timetable that safeguards family farmers.

2022年8月18日 · Prop. 12 rejects the use of narrow, confining gestation crates and increases the minimum space requirement for sows during their pregnancies from 16 square feet to 24 square feet. These requirements apply only to the sows destined to be sold as pork products in California.