12.10.2009

Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed legislation today that will require cage-free housing for layers in 10 years.
The legislation represents a compromise between Michigan agricultural interests and Farm Sanctuary, the Humane Society of the United States and the Michigan Humane Society in which Michigan farmers and livestock producers sought a law that would be less onerous and delay the transition schedule, as compared with a ballot initiative that was threatened by the activist groups.