Ở Florida vào năm 2002, một đạo luật cấm các thùng mang thai cho lợn mang thai đã được thông qua bởi đa số phiếu 55%. Nó được cho là biện pháp đầu tiên của Mỹ cấm một thực hành canh tác đặc biệt vào các căn cứ của tàn bạo. | Brave New Farm animals. In Florida in 2002 a law banning gestation crates for pregnant pigs was passed by a 55 percent majority vote. It is said to be the first . measure banning a particular farming practice on the grounds of cruelty. However ballot initiatives are difficult and expensive and twenty-six states do not allow them. Industry - including farmed-animal trade groups supermarkets and fastfood restaurant chains - has recently responded to public pressure by formulating minimal voluntary standards some with third-party inspections. But there are grounds for skepticism about the efficacy of industry codes and standards. In the . the United Egg Producers authorized the use of an Animal Care Certified logo to mark cartons of eggs from operations enrolled in their welfare standards program. In 2004 the Better Business Bureau deemed this logo misleading because the program did not ensure that animals were cared for. In the same year an undercover investigation by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals PETA at a slaughterplant operated by Pilgrim s Pride the second largest chicken company in the . revealed sadistic abuse of birds involving laborers supervisors foremen and managers. In responding the President and CEO assured the public that Pilgrim s Pride strictly adheres to the animal welfare program recommended by the National Chicken Council NCC . The national organic standards implemented by the USDA in 2001 after a decade of formulation require outdoor access for farmed animals with notable exceptions. However the standards are vague about the type of space and do not specify the amount of space or the length of time animals must have access to it. Animal advocacy organizations have also formulated farmed-animal welfare standards. They include the Animal Welfare Institute American Humane Free Farmed and Humane Farm Animal Care Certified Humane the latter two of which are predicated on the Freedom Food program of the UK s Royal Society for the
