Senate Farm Bill Draft Leaves Out Provisions That Would Have Weakened Animal Welfare Law
Advocates welcome the exclusion of the Save Our Bacon Act from the Senate Committee's baseline text.
The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry has released its baseline Farm Bill text, and it does not include provisions from the Save Our Bacon Act.
The news was welcomed by Mercy For Animals, an Ecoflix partner, which has long campaigned for stronger protections for farmed animals.
In a statement, Arash Yomtobian, President and CEO of Mercy For Animals, responded to the committee's release of the draft.
The exclusion of the Save Our Bacon Act provisions marks a positive step for those working to safeguard existing animal welfare standards.
The Farm Bill is a major piece of legislation that shapes agricultural policy across the United States, and its contents are closely watched by advocates for animals.
For now, the absence of these provisions from the baseline text offers encouragement to organisations pressing for a future in which farmed animals are better protected.
Mercy For Animals continues to follow the progress of the Farm Bill as it moves through the legislative process.
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