California Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria

Congress is considering rolling back state animal welfare laws through the Save Our Bacon Act in the federal farm bill, targeting California’s Proposition 12, which mandates cage-free conditions for livestock. The act aims to prevent states from regulating livestock raising practices, opposing California’s standards that ban gestation crates and require minimum floor space for animals.

Congress is considering the Save Our Bacon Act, which aims to block states from regulating livestock confinement standards, targeting California’s Proposition 12. The act opposes requirements like cage-free housing and bans on gestation crates, with supporters claiming it protects farmers from external regulations and opponents arguing it undermines consumer-driven animal welfare demands.