8/6/26 update: The Senate Agriculture Committee did not pass a Farm Bill today, leaving the controversial Save Our Bacon Act out of the legislation as negotiations continue.
Humane World Action Fund launches ad campaign urging Congress to keep controversial ‘Save Our Bacon’ Act out of the Farm Bill
New streaming ad in Minnesota calls out threat of corporate factory farms to family farmers, state authority and farm animal welfare
WASHINGTON (August 3, 2026)—Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society Legislative Fund, launched today an advertising campaign urging Congress to reject the controversial Save Our Bacon Act and keep this poison pill provision out of the final Farm Bill.
More than 700 veterinarians urge Congress to reject Save Our Bacon Act
Veterinary professionals say Congress should preserve voter-approved state farm animal welfare laws that protect breeding pigs from extreme confinement.
WASHINGTON (July 20, 2026)—More than 720 veterinary professionals are asking Congress to stand up for the humane treatment of farm animals and ensure the Save Our Bacon Act stays out of the Farm Bill or any other legislative package.
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
STATEMENT: Senate Farm Bill excludes Save Our Bacon Act, a reckless attempt to overturn state-level farm animal welfare laws
Humane World Action Fund says the Senate Agriculture Committee draft rejects the Big Pork ‘sob story’ to instead focus on agricultural priorities
What’s happening with California Prop 12, the Farm Bill and Save Our Bacon Act?
A timeline and explainer for Prop 12, Massachusetts Question 3 and the fight over state farm animal protection laws
Update August 12, 2026: Information about the Senate markup of the Farm Bill is noted below.
Update July 8, 2026: Information about the Senate Farm Bill draft and outcome of the Triumph v Campbell court case is now included.
Update June 4, 2026: The U.S. House of Representatives passed its FY 2027 federal funding bill for the USDA and the FDA with a vote of 213 - 210. The Senate Appropriations Committee has not yet released its version of this bill. One positive note from today’s floor debate: the House approved two amendments led by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.)—to prevent FDA from issuing guidelines calling for dog testing and to prevent USDA from conducting or funding painful research on dogs or cats.
Animal welfare laws threatened as Farm Bill passes U.S. House in largely party-line vote
Senate must not repeat the House’s faulty mistake on animal welfare policies as Farm Bill heads to the upper chamber
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block
Update 04/30/26: The U.S. House of Representatives voted 224-200, largely on party lines, to pass the House Farm Bill which includes the Save Our Bacon Act. There’s still time to stop this dangerous bill as the House will need to work with the U.S. Senate on a final version of the Farm Bill. You can help by urging your federal legislators to OPPOSE a Farm Bill that includes any language that restricts state farm animal laws.
