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Opinion - Congress is choosing lobbyists over voters, and could re-legalize horse slaughter
The Save Our Bacon (SOB) Act, included in the House farm bill, could potentially re-legalize horse slaughter nationwide, despite strong bipartisan opposition...
Horse slaughter is wildly unpopular with the American public, yet Congress is poised to pass a farm bill which could quietly re-legalize it nationwide. The Save Our Bacon (SOB) Act is a controversial provision tucked into the House farm bill, designed to override state-level protections against the cruel confinement of pigs. However, it carries dangerous collateral consequences: its sweeping language could nullify over 600 state and local animal welfare laws, including long-standing bans on horse slaughter.
The SOB Act is a dream for Big Ag lobbyists , but a nightmare in all other respects. …
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