It has become obvious that neither industry spokespeople or producers can articulate a convincing defense for the use of typical industry standard stalls in farrowing or gestation. Because of this, and unless this changes, the industry can expect the geography over which they will not be allowed by law will expand until they are a thing of the past.
While those who hear the arguments against crates don't analyze it at the level of philosophy or academic ethics, the priniciple reasoning which is mounted to oppose crates comes from natural law and a kind of anthropomorphic appeal to the modern version of utilitarianism.
