By Raymond J. Lesniak The welfare of animals, whether they be dogs, cats, horses, pigs, calves, tigers, elephants, lions, rhinos, etc. concerns many New Jerseyans. I know from my Facebook posts. When I post about my dogs, I get hundreds of responses, many, many more than when I post about any other issue. Yet legislation protecting animals from cruelty gets little attention in the New Jersey legislature. Pregnant sows are confined to cagesalmost their entire lives where they can’t even stand up or turn around. They feel the pain of it and suffer as a result. Legislation to ban this practice ha…