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Trump’s ‘New Era of Animal Welfare’ Excludes Almost All Farm Animals
The changes expand oversight of dogs and research animals, while federal law still leaves farm animals outside the Animal Welfare Act.
- On September 21, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration announced new animal welfare regulations, including an FDA rule allowing drugmakers to use non-animal testing methods starting February 4, 2027.
- The Animal Welfare Act continues to exclude livestock and poultry raised for food, leaving oversight of those animals to inconsistent state and local authorities rather than federal protection.
- A 2026 Government Accountability Office review found the USDA referred only one violation of the Twenty-Eight Hour Law to the Justice Department between 2013 and 2025, while some livestock transporters falsify logs to avoid rest requirements.
- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claim a 'new era' of welfare, yet the USDA is simultaneously moving to accelerate slaughter speeds to 175 chickens per minute.
- Only 14 states have enacted policies to oversee farming practices, a 2022 USDA analysis found, leaving the vast majority of production outside federal or state welfare standards.
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Trump’s ‘new era of animal welfare’ excludes almost all farm animals
Sentient reports that the Trump administration's new animal welfare updates focus on companion animals and testing, excluding farm animals from protections.
·Missoula, United States
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