California pig rules could cause BACON to disappear

[timjake]

"...At the beginning of next year, California will begin enforcing an animal welfare proposition approved overwhelmingly by voters in 2018 that requires more space for breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and veal calves...only 4% of hog operations now comply with the new rules. Unless the courts intervene or the state temporarily allows non-compliant meat to be sold in the state, California will lose almost all of its pork supply, much of which comes from Iowa, and pork producers will face higher costs to regain a key market..."

[my favorite part of the article] Animal welfare organizations for years have been pushing for more humane treatment of farm animals but the California rules could be a rare case of consumers clearly paying a price for their beliefs.

California pig rules could cause bacon to disappear | Fox Business

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[mdf9183]

That just leaves more bacon for the rest of us that don't live in Calif.

 

[ameridaddy]

Them that willfully soil their beds forget they need to sleep in them.

 

[6518John]

California pig rules could cause bacon to disappear | Fox Business

This would be a fryin' shame.

 

[Rustyt1953]

This would be a fryin' shame.

I'll drink to that.

 

[UncleEd]

Absolutely no problem!

Switch to Tofu Bacon!

Problem solved.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Cali Border Inspection Ranger - are you transporting any fruits and vegetables?
No Sir!
Do you have any Bacon ?
Aah - Bacon?

 

[LVSteve]

You have to wonder how the laws on interstate commerce apply in this sort of case. I know this won't be a universally popular statement, but there are times when a state needs to get a slap upside the head and reminded that it is but one in a union.

 

[lihpster]

You have to wonder how the laws on interstate commerce apply in this sort of case. I know this won't be a universally popular statement, but there are times when a state needs to get a slap upside the head and reminded that it is but one in a union.

You heard about the case in which a man living in CA had an argument with his son. Cops were called. No weapons involved but the officers did notice he owned several. He was cited for misdemeanor obstruction. Piddly stuff. Before it goes to court, he moves to Ohio. He's living in Ohio, but working through the CA legal system to settle the matter. The DA in CA decides that their red flag laws demand that the man turn in his guns. One problem. The man and his guns are in another state. To CA this is no problem. They asked a judge to order that the man surrender his firearms to authorities in Ohio. They want Ohio to enforce CA law. The judge told them they were nuts, but it seemed perfectly reasonable to CA.

 

[WuzzFuzz]

Hmmmm...Seems to me all their attention is pointed in the wrong direction when it comes to PORK.

I would think it would better aimed for D.C.


WuzzFuzz

Oh well, there goes the price of Pork and Beans or Beans and Weenies.

And then too, there is the game that's played with the little ones...."This little piggy went to market...This little piggy stayed home"...I recon that will be outlawed too, since all those little piggies are so close together.

 

[WuzzFuzz]

OH NO!!!! Not the Chicharrons too.

No more "Mountain oysters"

How am I going to make it from here on.

Pickled pigs feet I suppose will be outed too...RATS


WuzzFuzz

 

[OLDSTER]

No more bacon bits on a salad ??

 

[LVSteve]

Hmmmm...Seems to me all their attention is pointed in the wrong direction when it comes to PORK.

I would think it would better aimed for D.C.

Quoted for truth. It should be in mile high letters.

 

[SMSgt]

As far as I'm concerned, the entire bacon industry should boycott CA. More for the rest of us!

 

[s&wchad]

The pork producers should do what Barrett did and just stop selling to California. Let them raise their own pigs, any way they want.

 

[625-7]

What? Bacon and rib smuggling? I'm sure Highway Patrol will be here shortly! Calling Rusty to cue it up!

 

[robvious]

turn about is fair play...
pass laws that only agricultural business entities that employ a majority of CCW holders will be allowed to sell... fruits nuts and vegetables in our states

 

[LoboGunLeather]

That just leaves more bacon for the rest of us that don't live in Calif.

Maybe, just maybe, the rest of the country can get decent bacon for less than $6 or $7 per pound (or 12-oz. package that they like to sell us).

Elections have consequences. The voters in California have mandated conditions that will make it impossible for California residents to obtain certain farm products.

Let them eat cake! Or fairy dust! Or whatever nonsense west coast idiots think if fit for human consumption at the breakfast table.

 

[Muss Muggins]

Not in Missouri . . .

 

[dsf]

You have to wonder how the laws on interstate commerce apply in this sort of case. I know this won't be a universally popular statement, but there are times when a state needs to get a slap upside the head and reminded that it is but one in a union.

CA did the same with eggs and won in federal court. The result - a dozen eggs in CA go for about $3.99, even at WalMart. That's the goal, BTW.

CA wants to limit egg and now pig to "grown in CA" only and collect more tax money, require in state labor (with the attendant state income tax revenue) and in state production of all the things that go into these businesses.

States that supply CA with water and power ought to think along those lines too.

 

[LVSteve]

CA did the same with eggs and won in federal court.

Says much about the federal Court system...like we didn't already know.

 

[FlyTyinFool]

This is just insane.

Now, hold on!
I didn't even know real bacon was consumed in CA.
Turkey and soy replacements, yes. But not the real thing.

I say... Let them hang themselves.
They've earned it.

On a side note...
When is the San Andreas fault scheduled to let go and drop CA into the Pacific?

More bacon for me, no matter how this ends up.

 

[Doug M.]

There is nothing wrong with The Idiocracy of the I 5 Corridor (tm) that will not be improved a major earthquake and a serious tsunami. There is very little between Blaine and San Diego that is worth saving.

 

[glenwolde]

If I was a large scale pig farmer I'd take the hit to sales and suffer through it. California pulls this stuff all the time. They throw their market weight around. Cut'em off. No BACON FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! The problem will resolve itself in the farmer's favor if they just say "Eh, let them eat cake..."

 

[S42N8]

Win stupid election, Californians pay big bucks for 'spensive CA-sourced bacon. There's bacon-flavored freedom just across the state line.

 

[lihpster]

There is nothing wrong with The Idiocracy of the I 5 Corridor (tm) that will not be improved a major earthquake and a serious tsunami. There is very little between Blaine and San Diego that is worth saving.

I"M between Blaine and San Diego!

 

[Nevada Ed]

Well I hate to admitit but...................

I am an X-Californian............

and proud to be a Nevadan !!

I can't believe that the majority of the people let laws like that pass.
One reason why I left.

 

[Old Arkansawyer]

California accounts for 15% of bacon sales and consumption in the U.S.
Plus the hog growers have had 3 years to get ready for this
The law passed in 2018 did the rest of the country think it wouldn't come to past?

I for one have been in both hog/farrowing and poultry houses and I feel
sorry for these animals. It is humane to try and help them. Of course
I feel sorry for humans living in crowded conditions.

I do eat pork, just not cured pork. I doubt bacon will disappear in Ca. it
will just cost more.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

You have to wonder how the laws on interstate commerce apply in this sort of case. I know this won't be a universally popular statement, but there are times when a state needs to get a slap upside the head and reminded that it is but one in a union.

Steve you're English-How'd you find out about the Commerce Clause??
Reasing that damned Constitution again aren't you