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Stop a dangerous bill that could wipe out animal cruelty laws

A monumental threat is facing animals in our country! Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Congress could be disastrous for animals.

Ever since the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the strongest farm animal protection law in the country—California's Proposition 12—lobbyists representing only a segment of the pork industry have pushed for federal legislation to undo not just Proposition 12, but potentially any state sales regulation aimed at addressing animal welfare.

The so-called “Food Security and Farm Protection Act” (S. 1326) was recently introduced in the U.S. Congress. While the bill name has changed, the bill text has not – it is identical to the “Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression” (EATS) Act from the last Congress. It is still designed to wipe out state laws that ban the sale of products from cruelly confined egg-laying chickens, mother pigs and veal calves. If passed, it could also destroy over a thousand other state laws, including laws aimed at terrible cruelties, like the abuse of dogs in puppy mills.

But it doesn’t end there. State laws on a vast range of additional concerns are also at risk, including pesticide application on fields, arsenic in food, protection against lead poisoning, labor standards, and more.

Animals (and people) need your help to stop the unraveling of even the most basic protections.

TAKE ACTION

Please make a brief, polite phone call to each of your two U.S. Senators and Representative now and urge them to oppose the Food Security and Farm Protection Act. Look up their phone number here. You can simply say, "As your constituent, I urge you to oppose the Food Security and Farm Protection Act (S. 1326) or any other so-called “Prop 12 fix” that could wipe out animal protection laws." After making your calls, please use the form below to send a follow-up message.

This action alert is for U.S. residents.

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Dear Legislator,

I am writing to urge you to oppose the so-called “Food Security and Farm Protection Act,” (S. 1326) Prop 12 “fix” and any other related legislation. 
The Food Security and Farm Protection Act could wipe out many state laws aimed at promoting animal welfare and food safety, as well as state laws on a wide range of other issues including environmental and labor standards.

Eliminating laws like Proposition 12 would harm U.S. farmers and producers who have relied on these state laws, made substantial investments to meet consumer demand for more humanely raised food, and are now seeing the benefits of their commitment. Fifteen states have addressed intensive confinement of farm animals and nearly 80% of American voters—including nearly equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats—support enactment in their own states of a law to protect farm animals.

A diverse set of more than 6,000 entities have spoken out against language like this, including over 5,000 farmers and producers across the country, more than 200 federal lawmakers, nearly 500 veterinarians, and 200 organizations representing agriculture, consumer, food safety, public health, environmental, animal protection, labor, legal, and local government/preemption concerns.

I hope you will stand firmly against this massive federal overreach by opposing the Food Security and Farm Protection Act (S. 1326) and doing all you can to keep it – and any related attack – from advancing. Thank you for considering my view.

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