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Working Together.  

Seeking Change.

VAFAW uses the collective voice and expertise of its members to improve farm animal welfare. Examples of our advocacy work are highlighted below.

Letters/Comments on Legislation, Rulemaking, and Voluntary Standards:

  • ​​Letter to the U.S. Congress Opposing the EATS Act ​(July 2024)

  • Comments to the AVMA Animal Welfare Committee on their Pregnant Sow Housing Policy (July 2024) 

  • Comments to the Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, on Petition #23-07 by Animal Partisan, which calls on the agency to help ensure law enforcement can appropriately enforce state animal cruelty and neglect laws when FSIS personnel discover evidence they have been violated.(March 2024)

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