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Nebraska joins Missouri’s lawsuit against California

The state of Nebraska is joining Missouri’s lawsuit challenging California’s egg production standards. 

Specifically, that lawsuit seeks to block a California law requiring egg producers in other states to adhere to California’s larger cage size standards for egg-laying hens. 

Nebraska is not a major egg-producing state, ranking only 12th nationally.  But Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman says California’s actions create a precedent that could negatively impact all segments of the state’s agricultural industry. 

“This is about protecting Nebraska’s farmers and ranchers from the potential for regulatory burdens that hamper interstate trade,” Heineman says. “It’s not only about protecting our egg producers. This is also about the precedent this sets for our beef, swine and dairy producers.” 

Heineman and Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning held a news conference late Wednesday afternoon to discuss their decision to join the lawsuit against California.  Heineman used the occasion to once again lambast the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the driving force behind California’s Proposition 2 and the new law that is the focus of the lawsuit.  

““We have continually told HSUS that their anti-ag attacks are not welcome in Nebraska,” Heineman said. “That includes their attempts at creating overreaching, arbitrary, unconstitutional policy. Attorney General Bruning and I stand with agriculture and we will fight HSUS who wants to destroy agriculture in our state.” 

Here is an excerpt from the Heineman-Bruning news conference.

AUDIO: Excerpt from Heineman-Bruning news conference (5:11 MP3)

  • Nice of Nebraska and Missouri spending tax dollars to carry water for big agribusiness. Might check your respective populations for percentage of voters that care more about corporations than animals.

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