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Oppose Farm Bill that Includes Save Our Bacon Act
Dear Representative,
As your constituent, I urge you to oppose the Farm Bill due to the inclusion of the Save Our Bacon Act (H.R. 4673), which is a rebranded version of the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act.
Including the Save Our Bacon Act in the 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 OPPOSE the Farm Bill due to the inclusion of the harmful Save Our Bacon Act.
Please Continue to Oppose the EATS Act
Dear Senator,
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, the Save Our Bacon Act (H.R. 4673), is 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.
As you know, the Save Our Bacon Act 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 the Save Our Bacon Act, or any other similar language, is not included in the final Farm Bill.
Please Oppose EATS/SOB Act Language
Dear Senator,
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, which are both rebranded versions of the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act.
The House Farm Bill includes the Save Our Bacon Act, which 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 the Save Our Bacon Act, or any other similar language, is not included in the final Farm Bill.