Update — April 30, 2026: The U.S. House of Representatives just passed a Farm Bill that includes the Save Our Bacon Act, a provision that would harm animals across the country. This legislation would overturn state laws that ban extreme confinement, as well as hundreds of other laws protecting animals and public health and safety. The fight is not over yet: The Farm Bill will make its way to the U.S. Senate next, where there is still an opportunity to remove this harmful provision.
The Farm Bill impacts farm animals, companion animals and horses and dictates how our food and farm systems operate and how funding is allocated, which means that it has the potential to improve or worsen the lives of animals, people and the environment. Learn more and take action today!
California and 15 other states have banned cruel farming practices, including gestation crates for pigs, battery cages for egg-laying hens and veal crates for calves. These state animal confinement bans are popular, effective, commonsense laws that protect animals, independent farmers and consumers.
The Save Our Bacon Act (H.R. 4673), which is a rebranded version of the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act, would eliminate these state and local animal welfare laws and prevent states from passing new ones. This would harm animals, disadvantage farmers who have already made the investment to more humane animal housing systems and violate states’ rights. Help us keep this dangerous provision out the final Farm Bill!
What You Can Do
Please use the form below to send a pre-drafted message urging your members of Congress to oppose the Save Our Bacon Act.
