Farm Bill success

Published: July 7, 2007, 12:48 pm

Tags: farm bill, animal welfare, animal agriculture

HSUS: Humane Society Applauds House Agriculture Committee for Removing Great Federal Power Grab from Farm Bill, and Eliminating Earmark for Veal (press release)First off, I want to thank everyone who responded to my request to contact their legislators in opposition to Section 123 (of Title I) of the Farm Bill. It seems all our efforts have paid off, as the section appears to have been removed the mark-up draft released last night, preserving a variety of local and state animal welfare and food safety laws enacted through the democratic process. Additionally, another provision was removed from the updated version of the farm bill, a $12 million subsidy for the U.S. veal industry. Nice to see that support go away.Thanks also goes to the anonymous commenter who made sure I saw this important news on a rushed Saturday morning before heading off to my Vegan Toastmasters group.

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