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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:​​
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​​VAFAW letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry opposing the inclusion of the EATS Act in the reauthorization of the Farm Bill. ​(October 2024)​
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​​Stakeholder letter to the U.S. Congress opposing the EATS Act ​(July 2024)​
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VAFAW comments to the AVMA Animal Welfare Committee on their Pregnant Sow Housing Policy (July 2024) ​
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VAFAW 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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