Protect Animals, Workers, and Food Safety

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The number of animals that can be killed every hour at slaughterhouses has
historically been regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. When
slaughterhouses are allowed to kill at high line speeds (up to 175 birds a
minute and at unlimited speeds for pigs), farmed animals are vulnerable to
increased suffering because the faster speed compounds the risk of animals not
being unconscious when they are killed.

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TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PIGS
[[link removed]]The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the animal agriculture industry’s failure to
adapt to changing circumstances, and thousands of slaughterhouse workers
continue to contract the virus. These factors make it even more critical that
line speeds be closely regulated to protect animals, workers, and public health.

For years, industrial animal agricultural interests have lobbied the federal
government to increase line speeds and minimize oversight. The Safe Line Speeds
in COVID-19 Act (H.R. 7521/S.4338) would suspend the USDA authority to issue new
waivers related to line speeds and suspend current waivers during the COVID-19
public health emergency. It would also halt the implementation of the “New Swine
Slaughter Inspection System” which allows pig slaughterhouses across the country
to police themselves and exposes pigs to horrific abuse.

Please take a few minutes to urge your federal legislators to co-sponsor this
bill today. [[link removed]]

Faster line speeds make it difficult for animal agriculture workers to maintain
social distancing, increasing the risk of infection. And fast line speeds always
increase animal suffering and food safety risks. Thank you for urging your
legislators to co-sponsor the Safe Line Speeds in COVID-19 Act.

For the animals,
Alicia Prygoski
Legislative Affairs Manager



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