Massachusetts voters pass a confusing hen welfare law

摘要

All of the votes from the November 8, 2016, election haven't been tallied yet, but Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly approved Question 3, which phases out "extreme methods of farm animal confinement." The ballot resolution makes it unlawful "for a business owner or operator to knowingly engage in the sale" within Massachusetts of "any shell egg which is produced by a hen that was confined in a cruel manner.