Legislation – Federal Bills
Strengthening Laws that Protect Animals and Striking Down Laws Hurting Animals
The Animal Legal Defense Fund works at the federal level to advance important legislation. We advocate for laws that promote or protect the lives and interests of animals, and we oppose legislation that would be detrimental to animals’ well-being.
We also work closely with the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s other programs to identify opportunities to create model legislation that address strategic legal issues in the areas of civil and criminal law, and monitor legislation that impacts animals at the federal level.
Federal Bills
Oppose: Save Our Bacon Act (Federal)
H.R. 4673
The Save Our Bacon Act, a repackaged version of the damaging EATS Act, would undermine individual states’ ability to enact their own laws affecting agricultural practices.
Oppose: Food Security and Farm Protection Act
S.1326
The Food Security and Farm Protection Act, a repackaged version of the damaging EATS Act, would undermine individual states’ ability to enact their own laws affecting agricultural practices.
Pigs and Public Health Act (Federal)
H.R. 4757
This bill aims to reduce the number of nonambulatory or ”downed” pigs — pigs who cannot stand or walk unassisted — in the food system.
Opposing the Cultivation and Trade of Octopus Produced through Unethical Strategies (OCTOPUS) Act (Federal)
S.1947
The Opposing the Cultivation and Trade of Octopus Produced through Unethical Strategies (OCTOPUS) Act would ban commercial octopus farming in the U.S. and prohibit imports of farmed octopus from foreign countries.
Captive Primate Safety Act (Federal)
Federal Legislation
The Captive Primate Safety Act prohibits private possession of nonhuman primates and the sale or transportation of nonhuman primates for the wild “pet” trade.
Mink VIRUS Act (Federal)
H.R.2185
Congress is considering a ban on mink farming to protect public health and human safety from the risk of disease transmission, including COVID-19 and avian flu, to people and wild mink populations, as well as to address concerns of animal well-being.
Big Cat Public Safety Act (Federal)
Federal Legislation
The Big Cat Public Safety Act prohibits the private ownership of big cats and makes it illegal for exhibitors to allow direct contact with cubs.
