Major pork producers — a big part of Big Meat, as the livestock industry is often known — have been pulling out the stops recently to eviscerate a California law regulating how they treat pregnant sows.
They've asked the Supreme Court to overturn the state's regulations. (The justices may issue a decision on whether they'll take the case as soon as Monday.)
They've been floating scary predictions about the consequences if the rules stand. These include the complete disappearance of bacon from Californians' breakfast places, and higher prices for uncooked pork products nationwide, not only in California.
