The EATS act—now called the save our bacon act—would make it illegal for states to pass animal welfare laws that apply to products produced out of state. This would gut most state level animal protection. It would be the worst law for animal welfare ever passed, and would consign hundreds of millions of animals to a life in a cage. Terrifyingly, it has been added to the recent farm bill (though fortunately, even if it passes, egg laying hens will be spared). It will be voted on in the next few days, so this is EXTREMELY TIME SENSITIVE!

(from Bentham’s Bulldog — I also heard about this from my local animal welfare club)

Resolves YES if the current House farm bill becomes law with the provision to overturn lots of important state-level animal welfare laws.

Context: There was an amendment led by Rep. Luna to remove this unconscionably horrible provision, but it seems to have been defeated before it reached the floor. So I believe the only hope for animal supporters here is for the bill to fail.

If you want to make a small difference, consider contacting your representative! I called and email mine this morning and it took just a few minutes.

General policy for my markets: In the rare event of a conflict between my resolution criteria and the agreed-upon common-sense spirit of the market, I may resolve it according to the market's spirit or N/A, probably after discussion.

• Update 2026-04-28 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): This market is specifically about this farm bill. If the farm bill fails for any reason (e.g., SNAP disagreements), the market resolves NO, even if a future farm bill contains the same provision.