BOSTON — In a Massachusetts ballot question Tuesday, voters approved a measure to ensure farm animals have proper confines.
The measure will prohibit farm animals from being held in confined spaces, which prevent them from lying down, standing up and fully extending its limbs or turning around freely.
It will also be illegal to sell pork, veal or eggs from animals held in a way that violates those conditions.
It will carry a maximum $1,000 fine that could be applied to each violation.
Supporters, like the MSPCA, argued for the measure saying although these conditions are generally not common in Mass., the measure would prevent the needless suffering of animals raised for eggs and slaughter.