RBC | In a 7-0 unanimous vote, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled against Initiative 16 on the basis that it did not meet the single subject requirements for a citizen ballot initiative.
The PAUSE initiative, (Protect Animals from Unnecessary Suffering and Exploitation) was widely opposed by the agriculture industry and by veterinarians as it would have criminalized many commonly accepted animal care practices and banned livestock slaughter of animals younger than one-quarter of their anticipated…