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Senators introduced the EATS Act to ensure state autonomy over agricultural practices following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 12.

A letter urges Congress to reintroduce the Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression Act to prevent states from impeding interstate agricultural trade.

A new study shows that seven out of ten Danes pay attention to animal welfare when they buy food.

USDA is taking action to ensure the integrity of animal-raising claims for meat and poultry labels.

This affects movements longer than 8 hours of equids and domestic bovine, ovine, caprine, and porcine animals.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has published FAQs and a Sow Housing Guide.

In the future, financial support will be provided for investments in new barns and renovations as well as for ongoing additional costs for higher animal husbandry standards.

Animal welfare to be enhanced with launch of the Animal Sentience Committee and consultation on penalty notices.

The program that went into effect on May 15, 2023 has already tested a large part of the pig inventory.

California’s Proposition 12 bans the sale of pork in the state from hogs born to sows that weren’t raised according to the state’s production standards.

This expansion of the regulations comes at the request of the industry, which is struggling with a lack of veterinarians.

A summary of current state legislation addressing swine welfare in the United States and its implications.