How you can prevent the federal government from destroying most animal welfare lawsThe EATS act now called the save our bacon act would make it illegal for states to pass animal welfare laws that apply to products produced out of state. This would gut most state level animal protection. It would be the worst law for animal welfare ever passed, and would consign hundreds of millions of animals to a life in a cage. Terrifyingly, it has been added to the recent farm bill (though fortunately, even if it passes, egg laying hens will be spared). It will be voted on in the next few days, so this is EXTREMELY TIME SENSITIVE!There is an amendment to the farm bill that representatives could vote for called the Luna amendment which would remove the EATS act from the farm bill. This would save countless animals from extreme suffering and prevent the dissolution of most animal protection laws. It would be a catastrophe for animal welfare of historic proportions.
>>534040914Fortunately, there is something you can do about it. See this document for a lot more detail, including fairly easy steps like emailing your representative. Please, please, do some of these things. This is truly a pivotal moment for animals, and how we act today might affect the fates of hundreds of millions of animals. The lives of hundreds of millions of sentient beings is in flux, and whether they are kept in nightmarish cages for their whole lives comes down to what happens in the next few days.
>>534040957Two videos the issue (5 minute watch)https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV3q9rJEVB_/ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXhhdPxj5qE/?igsh=bGpuYnJqcDNxdDk1 Many of you have been following the EATS Act now rebranded as the Save Our Bacon Act and know what's at stake. It is the worst piece of legislation for animals in U.S. history. It would gut farm animal protection laws across the country, including California's landmark Prop 12, and prevent any new meaningful state laws from being passed. Here's where we stand: We secured a major early victory: the egg provision has been stripped out, meaning cage-free egg laws will NOT be reversed. That is a monumental win. Though if SOB passes, adding eggs back in would take only a simple amendment down the road. A few weeks ago, the Farm Bill passed out of the House Agricultural Committee with SOB included. But this may be the week everything changes. We worked with Rep. Luna (R-FL) to introduce an amendment to remove SOB from the Farm Bill entirely, and we've heard from the Majority Whip's office that a full House floor vote is likely imminent. This will be a straight up-or-down vote on whether Prop 12 survives the most important vote for animals in the history of this country, as monumental as the day the Supreme Court ruled in our favor. (To be clear, if we lose, it still would have to go through the Senate.) The National Pork Producers Council is going all out to beat us, including a major ad campaign targeting members of Congress and doing media in agriculture and political press. We're fighting back. Our side is launching a counter-advertising campaign running Monday through Thursday, and I'm on a flight back to DC right now to fight in person alongside other colleagues in the coalition and pork companies who stand with us. We'll also have trucks circling the Capitol carrying gestation crates on flatbeds with model pigs and signs reading "Family Farmers Support Prop 12" and Vote YES on the Luna Amendment
>>534041054BARE MINIMUM ASK FOR ALL: Call the House switchboard during work hours: 202-224-3121. Give them your zip code and they'll connect you to your member's office. Ask them to vote YES on the Luna Amendment to remove Save Our Bacon from the Farm Bill.SEND A FOLLOW UP EMAIL TO YOUR REP SPREAD THE WORD - Text people. Repost the above videos on social media and DM to friends and tell them to (at a bare minimum) send a message to their congressional rep using this link: https://defeateats.com/take-action/ (which literally takes 20 seconds). See examples of the story I posted.*HIGHEST IMPACT - TABLE ON YOUR CAMPUSES, SEND MESSAGES THROUGH YOUR MAILING LISTS, AND CIRCULATE FLYERS - Tabling and getting people to call their reps ON THE SPOT would be super effectiveHELP MAKE CALLS FOR THE HUMANE LEAGUE (AND SEND FOLLOW UP EMAILS):THL_Luna Amendment Farm Bill Outreach 4.23.2026 - READ INSTRUCTIONS HERE and sign up for slots that are currently EMPTY - ONLY IF YOU HAVE TIME TOMORROW (MONDAY 4/26/2026)Message from their team: “Time is of the essence to outreach House reps on the Luna/Costa Amendment! We've called 95 Dem reps but have 106 to go. We're hearing that the Rules committee will finish up work tomorrow, there will be debate on Tuesday/Wednesday, and a vote on Thursday. That's all tentative. If you haven't signed up to call reps yet, it would be greatly appreciated if you could by tonight and then call tomorrow (during working hours). Or, if you already called Friday but can help make more calls (and reduce that 106 number!), that would be fantastic.”MAKE CALLS ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER ORG - if you have permission and represent another org, you can call on behalf of that org as well, to maximize the amount of orgs that are being represented. YOU CAN CALL ON BEHALF OF FOOD 4 THOUGHT INNOVATIONS INC. (our org) as long as you use the identical script to the Humane League script above (swapping out the Humane League for Food 4 Thought).
>>534041186CALL SCRIPTHello! My name is [your name], and I'm a constituent calling from [your city/town] in the [name of district].I'm calling to ask Representative [name] to support and co-sponsor the Luna/Costa amendment, amendment 28, to strip the Save Our Bacon Act from the Farm Bill.The Save Our Bacon Act is a re-branded version of the EATS Act. If the Farm Bill were to pass with the Save Our Bacon Act included, it would preempt over 600 state agricultural laws — including laws that voters in many states passed directly through ballot initiatives. As a constituent, this is THE most important issue to me, and I want to make sure my representative is standing up for our state's right to set its own agricultural standards. In fact, Rep [name]’s decision on this matter will directly affect my voting decisions in the next election.Can I count on Representative [name]'s yes vote on the Luna/Costa amendment to the Farm Bill?[after answer] Thank you for your time. (If they indicate support, please thank them for their support and let them know you appreciate the Representative standing up for constituents.)FOLLOW UP EMAIL SCRIPTHi Rep [name]My name is [your name]. I'm following up on a call made to your office earlier today, asking Rep [name] to support and co-sponsor the Luna/Costa Amendment, which would remove the Save Our Bacon Act from the Farm Bill.The Save Our Bacon Act is a rebranded version of the EATS Act. If the Farm Bill were to pass with the Save Our Bacon Act included, it would preempt over 600 state agricultural laws.According to Harvard Law School, this language would jeopardize or eliminate over [x] laws in [state]. This includes laws such as:Myself, as well as my family and peers, are tracking support for the Luna/Costa Amendment closely. Can I count on Representative [name] to vote "YES" on the Luna/Costa Amendment to the Farm Bill?Thank you for your leadership on this issue and for considering this request.
>>534041254SAMPLE NY PARAGRAPHAccording to Harvard Law School, this language would jeopardize or eliminate over 21 laws in New York. This includes laws that primarily uphold food safety standards, as well as laws that prevent the spread of contagious diseases among livestock, including:N.Y. Agric. & Mkts. Law § 201-a - Consumer Protection - Kosher food labeling, certifying, and recordkeeping regulationsN.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 1, § 63.5 - Disease/Pest Prevention - Importation of feeder swine - health certificate, pseudorabies origin state or herd or testing within 30 days prior to shipmenthttps://defeateats.com/take-action/The vote could happen as soon as Thursday, so please act today or tomorrow if you can. And if you have 30 seconds, forward this email to one friend who might also help.
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