Bipartisan group of senators reintroduce measure that could impact thousands of animals: 'Barbaric and has no place in America'

Bipartisan group of senators reintroduce measure that could impact thousands of animals: 'Barbaric and has no place in America'

Lawmakers from both major parties collaborated in an effort to rescue America's horses from slaughter.  Democrats Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) joined forces with Republicans Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) to sponsor the Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act, expanding the Dog and Cat Meat Prohibition Act.  The bill seeks to ban the commercial slaughter of horses and burros and their sale to f…

Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Protect Common Names - Oklahoma Farm Report

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), and Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) praised yesterday’s reintroduction of the Safeguarding American Food and Export Trade Yields Act (SAFTEY Act). Led by Senators John Thune, R-SD, Tammy Baldwin, D-WI, Roger Marshall, R-KS, and Tina Smith, D-MN, in the Senate and Representatives Dusty Johnson, R-SD, Jim Costa, D-CA, Michelle Fischbach, R-MN, and Jimmy Panet…