EATS Act
The Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act (H.R. 4999/S. 2619), introduced by members of congress from states that are home to industrial agriculture interests, is nothing less than a direct assault on steps towards a more humane future and the rights of each state and local jurisdictions to pass their own animal protection laws.
The “Eats Act” is an enormous threat to animals across the United States. It is designed to destroy state laws that currently protect farm animals, including legislation that prohibits inhumane confinement of egg-laying hens in battery cages, mother pigs in gestation crates, and calves in veal crates. The “Eats Act” would also nullify other protections against extreme cruelties—abuse of dogs in puppy mills, killing of animals for the wildlife trade and painful experiments inflicted on animals for cosmetic testing, to name a few.
Because of the bill’s broad definition of “any agricultural product,” the “Eats Act” could void hundreds of state and local laws regarding animal welfare, farm labor, environmental protection, and food safety.
The “Eats Act” is severely misguided and should be a concern for every US citizen, as it would not only remove much needed protections from animals, but strip the ability from each individual state and local jurisdiction to pass their own agricultural product laws to protect animals, people and the environment.
To be a voice for the animals and the rights of your state, click on the link below and take action to let your federal lawmakers know you oppose this dangerous bill.