Tell Your Members of Congress to Support the Farm System Reform Act!
Dear John,
Each year, over 9 billion animals are slaughtered in the United States for food. The vast majority of these animals are raised on concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)--conventional, industrial agriculture facilities often referred to as "factory farms." On CAFOs, farmed animals are treated as production units rather than living, sentient beings--intensively confined by the thousands and unable to access the outdoors or exhibit natural behaviors. To prevent them from injuring themselves or others due to stress and frustration, they are subjected to painful mutilations such as tail docking, dehorning, and beak trimming.
Congress has the opportunity to change this status quo and enact policies that move us away from this destructive form of production as it works to develop and pass the 2023 Farm Bill. The Farm System Reform Act (H.R. 797 / S. 271), reintroduced by Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), would be a huge step in that direction and should be included in the 2023 Farm Bill. This legislation would phase out the largest factory farms and provide opportunities for farmers to transition to higher welfare farming or crop production.
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