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Please Continue to Oppose the SOB/EATS Act

Dear Legislator,
As a constituent, I am writing to thank you for opposing the Save Our Bacon Act (H.R. 4673), which is a rebranded version of the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act. I urge you to fight the inclusion of this language in the House Farm Bill. Section 12006 of the House Farm Bill would nullify voter-approved state bans on cruel farming practices as well as undo hundreds of state laws regulating public health and safety. Overturning these popular, commonsense laws would be an unprecedented overreach of state’s rights that harms billions of farm animals and undermines states’ authority to regulate products sold within their borders. It would also disadvantage farmers across the country who have already made investments in more humane animal housing systems to sell into these growing markets and would reduce consumer access to higher-welfare products that align with their compassion for animals. We cannot compromise on states’ rights, farmer livelihoods or the welfare of over 10 billion farm animals. Federal law should complement state animal protection laws, not prevent them. All of these attempts to invalidate state animal welfare laws are irresponsible and harmful. I urge you to fight to remove Section 12006 from the House Farm Bill.

Please Continue to Oppose the EATS Act

Dear Legislator,
As a constituent, I am writing to thank you for opposing the Food Security and Farm Protection Act (S. 1326), which is a rebranded version of the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act. A version of this bill (H.R. 4673) was included in the House Farm Bill. I urge you to ensure this language, and any other language that would invalidate state animal confinement bans, is left out of the final Farm Bill. Section 12006 of the House Farm Bill would nullify voter-approved state bans on cruel farming practices as well as undo hundreds of state laws regulating public health and safety. Overturning these popular, commonsense laws would be an unprecedented overreach of state’s rights that harms billions of farm animals and undermines states’ authority to regulate products sold within their borders. It would also disadvantage farmers across the country who have already made investments in more humane animal housing systems to sell into these growing markets and would reduce consumer access to higher-welfare products that align with their compassion for animals. We cannot compromise on states’ rights, farmer livelihoods or the welfare of over 10 billion farm animals. Federal law should complement state animal protection laws, not prevent them. These attempts to invalidate state animal welfare laws are irresponsible and harmful. I urge you to fight to ensure Section 12006 is not included in the Senate’s Farm Bill.

Please Oppose EATS/SOB Act Language

As your constituent, I urge you to oppose the inclusion of the Save Our Bacon Act (H.R. 4673) or the Food Security and Farm Protection Act (S. 1326) in the Farm Bill. These bills are rebranded versions of the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act. Section 12006 of the House Farm Bill would nullify voter-approved state bans on cruel farming practices as well as undo hundreds of state laws regulating public health and safety. Overturning these popular, commonsense laws would be an unprecedented overreach of state’s rights that harms billions of farm animals and undermines states’ authority to regulate products sold within their borders. It would also disadvantage farmers across the country who have already made investments in more humane animal housing systems to sell into these growing markets and would reduce consumer access to higher-welfare products that align with their compassion for animals. We cannot compromise on states’ rights, farmer livelihoods or the welfare of over 10 billion farm animals. Federal law should complement state animal protection laws, not prevent them. These attempts to invalidate state animal welfare laws are irresponsible and harmful. I urge you to fight to ensure Section 12006 is not included in the Senate’s Farm Bill.

Please Oppose EATS/SOB Act Language

Dear Legislator,
As your constituent, I urge you to oppose the inclusion of the Save Our Bacon Act (H.R. 4673), which is a rebranded version of the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act, in the Farm Bill. Section 12006 of the House Farm Bill would nullify voter-approved state bans on cruel farming practicesas well as undo hundreds of state laws regulating public health and safety. Overturning these popular, commonsense laws would be an unprecedented overreach of state’s rights that harms billions of farm animals and undermines states’ authority to regulate products sold within their borders. It would also disadvantage farmers across the country who have already made investments in more humane animal housing systems to sell into these growing markets and would reduce consumer access to higher-welfare products that align with their compassion for animals. We cannot compromise on states’ rights, farmer livelihoods or the welfare of over 10 billion farm animals. Federal law should complement state animal protection laws, not prevent them. These attempts to invalidate state animal welfare laws are irresponsible and harmful. I urge you to fight to remove Section 12006 from the House Farm Bill.