<p> <br> Note: This post was crossposted from the Coefficient Giving Farm Animal Welfare Research Newsletter by the Forum team, with the author's permission. The author may not see or respond to comments on this post.</p><p> Subtitle: The pork lobby is one farm bill away from gutting our strongest farm animal welfare laws</p><p> Last Thursday, the US House of Representatives passed a farm bill containing the “Save Our Bacon” Act. The Act's stated aim is narrow: to wipe out California and Massachusetts’ bans on the sale of pork from pigs confined in gestation crates.</p><p> Its reach is much wider. The Act would stop any state or locality from regulating the sale of meat based on how it's produced in another state. This would likely invalidate state and local bans on foie gras, crated veal, and more.</p><p> It would also halt future legislative progress. Congress hasn't passed a farm animal welfare law in decades. State laws are where reforms actually happen. The SOB Act would gut them by mandating they contain a giant loophole for out-of-state imports.</p><p> The Act has two notable exemptions. One is welcome: state bans on the sale of caged eggs aren’t covered. The other is telling: state [...]</p></br></p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> May 7th, 2026 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/kTo9z5bscb4wQrkqs/save-our-pigs?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/kTo9z5bscb4wQrkqs/save-our-pigs</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=ea_forum&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p> <p>---</p><div style="max-width: 100%";><p><strong>Images from the article:</strong></p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/kTo9z5bscb4wQrkqs/qglzm8cwezaj7c770rmd" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/kTo9z5bscb4wQrkqs/qglzm8cwezaj7c770rmd" alt="This pig was locked in a gestation crate for years. Once she reached sanctuary, her first instinct was to build a mud pit and wallow in it. See also Five Reasons Pigs Are More Awesome Than You." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/kTo9z5bscb4wQrkqs/bafklibjbahqxnh9ojbn" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/kTo9z5bscb4wQrkqs/bafklibjbahqxnh9ojbn" alt="Nine US states have banned gestation crates while two more have banned both the crates and the sale of pork from crated pigs." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><hr style="margin-top: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px;" /><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/kTo9z5bscb4wQrkqs/x83zuaovf8a2xt8z4ylm" target="_blank"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/cea/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/kTo9z5bscb4wQrkqs/x83zuaovf8a2xt8z4ylm" alt="In October, 200 farmers supportive of Prop 12 flew into DC to tell politicians that many farmers oppose the SOB Act — and to prove that our side has tractors and American flags too." style="max-width: 100%;" /></a><p><em>Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try <a href="https://pocketcasts.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Pocket Casts</a>, or another podcast app.</em></p></div>