PETA Statement: N.J. Gestation Crate Ban
July 28, 2023
July 28, 2023
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 28 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following statement on July 27, 2023:
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New Jersey legislators have passed an important bill requiring that mother pigs be provided with 24 square feet of space--which is slightly bigger than a twin bed--instead of being confined to gestation crates, in which they cannot even turn around. Below, please find a statement in response from PETA President Ingrid Newkirk:
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New Jersey legislators have passed an important bill requiring that mother pigs be provided with 24 square feet of space--which is slightly bigger than a twin bed--instead of being confined to gestation crates, in which they cannot even turn around. Below, please find a statement in response from PETA President Ingrid Newkirk:
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