FWD: Don’t let Congress remove these animal protections

Take action NOW to protect animals from suffering. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ Friend, Did you see my message last week? The House Agriculture Committee has voted to pass a version of the Farm Bill containing dangerous language attempting to “fix” Prop 12. The truth is: Lawmakers want to give a hand-out to giant multinational pork producers and their allies to keep pigs and other animals locked in inhumane and extreme confinement. [Will you help the Humane Society Legislative Fund fight back against inserting this harmful language, and anything like it, into the Farm Bill by contacting your representatives in Congress now?]( [Take Action]( The stakes are high, and we’re counting on your help to urge Congress to prioritize animal welfare and public health over the pork industry’s profits. [Please, take one moment to contact your representatives in Congress and tell them to oppose the Prop 12 “fix” in the Farm Bill.]( Thank you, Sara Amundson President Humane Society Legislative Fund ---------- Original message ---------- From: Sara Amundson Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 Subject: Don’t let Congress remove these animal protections [Friend, we can’t afford to lose this fight in the Farm Bill.]( [Humane Society Legislative Fund]( [Pig locked in a box cage.]( [Animals Need You to Help Protect Prop 12!]( [Take Action]( Friend, The fight is heating up over the Farm Bill—the House Agriculture Committee voted 33-21 to pass a Farm Bill out of committee containing dangerous language attempting to “fix” Prop 12, but this language is really just a hand-out to giant multinational pork producers that want to keep farm animals locked in cruel and extreme confinement. [We need every animal advocate to stand with us to stop this bill from advancing any further.]( [Take Action]( Allies of some industrial pork producers in Congress have made it clear they've got their eyes set on invalidating California's Prop 12—one of the nation’s strongest laws on farm animal welfare—through this year's Farm Bill and they've just made their first move. [We need you to act NOW and tell your legislators you oppose any language in the Farm Bill that seeks to nullify state animal protection laws, like Prop 12.]( Those pushing this language are more concerned with the bottom lines of giant multinational meat producers than treating animals more humanely. Prop 12 and other state animal welfare laws seek to reduce animal suffering and public health risks by banning the sale of products derived from the cruelest methods of confinement, including gestation crates—metal bar cages that are so small they prevent mother pigs from even turning around. [They already tried this with the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act, but you spoke up. Now they're trying it through the Farm Bill, so we need you to act NOW.]( If we don’t succeed in stopping this, even the most basic protections for animals could disappear, dooming animals to lives of suffering and cruelty. [Please tell your legislators that Prop 12 and other state animal welfare laws do not need to be “fixed” and urge them to oppose language in the Farm Bill that seeks to nullify state animal protection laws.]( Thank you, [Sara Amundson Signature] Sara Amundson President Humane Society Legislative Fund [Donate Now]( [Humane Society Legislative Fund]( 1255 23rd Street, NW, Suite 455 | Washington, DC 20037 [Donate]( | [Contact]( | [Privacy]( | [Blog]( [HSLF Facebook Logo]( [HSLF Twitter Logo]( [HSLF Youtube Logo]( © 2024 Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF) | All Rights Reserved This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To stop ALL email from the Humane Society Legislative Fund, click [here](.