Farm Bill – Attorneys for Animals

4 Mar 2024

Alicia Prygoski: Strategic Legislation (Part II): How You Can Be a More Effective Animal Advocate

by Bee Friedlander | posted in: Advocacy, Analysis, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Congress, EATS Act, Farm Bill, Federal, Legislation, Lobbying, Lunch + Legislation | 0

Alicia returns for another L+L. In February, she gave us a behind-the-scenes look at the strategy that leads to successful animal advocacy at federal, state and local level. Today’s focus is on how individual animal advocates or members of a … Continued

5 Feb 2024

Lunch + Legislation: Alicia Prygoski on Strategic Legislation (Part I)

by Bee Friedlander | posted in: Advocacy, AFA Presentation, Analysis, Animal Law, Animal Law Resources, Animal Lega Defense Fund, EATS Act, Farm Bill, Federal, Legislation, Lobbying, Lunch + Legislation, Michigan Legislature | 0

The purpose of Lunch + Legislation is to think strategically about legislation, through a series of guests who provide insight into the process. We are so pleased to welcome Alicia for Part I of a 2-part series (she’ll join us … Continued

10 Jul 2023

Lunch + Legislation with Sara Amundson, HSLF: Why the EATS Act is Dangerous and What you Can Do To Defeat It

by Bee Friedlander | posted in: Activism, Advocacy, Congress, EATS Act, Farm Bill, Federal, Lobbying, Lunch + Legislation, Senate Agriculture Committee | 0

ENDING AGRICULTURAL TRADE SUPPRESSION or EATS Act, poses a significant threat to animal welfare measures passed over the last few decades. Introduced in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s decision in May upholding California’s Prop 12 which ensures minimal … Continued

15 Jun 2023

EATS Act Directly Threatens Farmed Animal Welfare

by Bee Friedlander | posted in: Advocacy, Agriculture, Analysis, Animal Abuse, CAFO, Congress, Factory Farming, Farm Bill, Farmed Animals, Federal, Legislation | 0

Last month’s celebration of a victory with the US Supreme Court decision upholding California’s right to regulate the treatment of animals out-of-state who are to be sold in California is replaced by a threat to Prop 12 in California and … Continued

30 Mar 2023

Help Put Farm System Reform into the Farm Bill

by Attorneys for Animals | posted in: Activism, Advocacy, Agriculture, Analysis, CAFO, Congress, Factory Farming, Farm Bill, Farmed Animals, Federal, House Agriculture Committee, Legislation, Senate Agriculture Committee | 0

It’s been said that the Farm Bill should be called “The Food Bill” because not everyone farms, but everyone eats. It’s misleading to call it the “Farm” Bill because most people do not think of CAFOs (factory farms) when they … Continued

6 Mar 2023

Lunch + Legislation with Adam Mason, ASPCA Senior Manager of Farm Animal Welfare and Environmental Policy

by Bee Friedlander | posted in: Activism, Advocacy, Agriculture, Analysis, Animal Law Resources, ASPCA, CAFO, Congress, Factory Farming, Farm Bill, Farmed Animals, Federal, House Agriculture Committee, Legislation, Lunch + Legislation, Senate Agriculture Committee | 0

It’s our job [in the animal welfare movement] to make sure this bill is good for animals. Adam Mason The ASPCA’s Policy Platform, released in January 2023, is a good source of information to familiarize yourself with the 2023 Farm … Continued

28 Feb 2023

The Farm Bill and Animals: Challenge and Opportunity

by Bee Friedlander | posted in: CAFO, Factory Farming, Farm Bill, Farmed Animals, Federal, House Agriculture Committee, Legislation, Lobbying, Senate Agriculture Committee | 0

Every five years or so, Congress debates and passes a Farm Bill that will steer the course of farm, food, rural, nutrition, and agricultural policies in this country for half a decade. If you live in the United States, the … Continued