Reps. Luna, Valadao, and Garbarino declare the rebranded EATS Act a threat to family farmers and a legislative invitation to foreign-owned factory farms WASHINGTON, D.C. — In defense of states’ rights, American agricultural sovereignty, and animal welfare, 14 Republicans in the U.S. House sent a letter to House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson, R–Pa., and Ranking Member Angie … Read more
Creating a Cage-free Future
There are so many reasons to oppose the legislative scheme by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) to goad Congress into repealing the two most important state farm animal welfare laws in the nation — Prop 12 in California and Question 3 in Massachusetts. These policies restrict extreme confinement in the two states and also … Read more
New report from top agricultural scientists uncovers deception, false claims, and a plan to benefit foreign-owned factory farms The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has long campaigned to block even the most basic humane treatment standards for animals raised for food — especially since 2002, when Florida voters passed the nation’s first ballot measure banning … Read more
Animal wellness organizations issue report ahead of House Agriculture Committee hearing that’s a show-and-tell opportunity for National Pork Producers Council WASHINGTON, D.C. — In advance of a House Agriculture Committee hearing devoid of any witnesses who favor states’ rights or are concerned about inordinate influence of China over the U.S. pork sector, Animal Wellness Action and the … Read more
Led by Senator Adam Schiff, Letter Urges Protection of State Animal Welfare Laws and Highlights Bipartisan Opposition Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded 32 U.S. Senate Democrats after they sent a letter today to Senate Agriculture Committee leaders urging them to exclude the Food Security and Farm Protection … Read more
Animal wellness groups say DOJ’s legal claims are “frivolous” and are not a close call for the courts, with the claim headed for defeat WASHINGTON, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and the Center for a Humane Economy (CHE) called the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the state of California “politically driven” and “a set … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s legal challenge to California’s animal welfare laws, including two landslide ballot initiatives, promoting humane treatment of laying hens and the safety of consumers from salmonella and other … Read more
Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applaud high court’s refusal to undermine landmark animal welfare law, letting ruling in NPPC v. Ross stand WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to accept a petition for certiorari from the Iowa Pork Producers Council, marking the latest — and perhaps final — … Read more
Factory farming interests lost landmark case before U.S. Supreme Court, NPPC v. Ross, yet they continue to advance far-fetched legal claims Boston, MA — Today, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy filed a legal brief in federal court in response to continuing legal actions by factory-farming corporations to subvert a voter-approved … Read more
Voter-approved ballot measure to restrict sales of pork from sows kept in gestation crates remains in effect at all food sales outlets in Massachusetts Boston—Today, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts rejected claims from a Missouri-based factory farming corporation that Question 3, a 2016 voter-approved law that prohibited statewide the sale … Read more