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Bacon Bill Threatens Farm Laws | Washington DC News
A bill called the “Save Our Bacon Act” threatens to gut over 600 state animal welfare laws, including those voters passed in California and Massachusetts to ban cruel pork practices. Behind it stands the National Pork Producers Council, heavily influenced by Smithfield Foods—a major pork giant owned by a Chinese company. Ironically, many family farmers oppose the bill, having invested in higher welfare standards to capture premium markets. They’ve even protested their own lobby, driving tractors to Washington. Compounding the irony: the bill’s main sponsor, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson, who…
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