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FACTORY FARMS
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
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Winning Issue » FACTORY FARMS

Industrialized factory Farms, sometimes referred to as concentrated or confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs), are farms on which large numbers of livestock are raised indoors in conditions designed to maximize production at minimal cost. Pigs, chickens and cows are often housed in close confinement where their movements are severely inhibited. Animals are kept in overcrowded cages, crates or pens without enough space to turn around or lie down comfortably. Egg-laying hens are kept in small cages, chickens and pigs are kept in packed sheds, and cows are kept on crowded, filthy feedlots. There are no federal laws protecting the welfare of animals on farms.

Pending Legislation: H.R.2626 - PIGS Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Veronica Escobar (TX)
Status: House Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
Chair: Rep. Tracey Mann (KS)

Options

I oppose reforming current farm animal confinement policy, and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Speaker Mike Johnson (LA).
I support amending the Animal Welfare Act to ban the cruel confinement of pregnant pigs in gestation crates, requiring them to have at least 24 square feet of space, allowing them to stand, turn, and lie down, while also establishing financial aid for producers to transition to more humane systems by:

1.) Banning confining breeding pigs in stalls that prevent natural movement.

2.) Requiring pregnant sows to have a minimum of 24 square feet of space to move freely.

3.) Creating a program to help pig producers, especially independent ones, comply with the new standards.

And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Tracey Mann (KS) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.

Winning Option

There has been $ 0.00 pledged in support of this issue

Trustee Candidates

DUAL TRUSTEE
To participate in the Trustee Election you must first pledge support to this issue.

Representative Tracey Mann
If elected as a trustee, the campaign committee of Rep. Tracey Mann (KS) will be unconditionally awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting him to favorably consider passing H.R.2626 - PIGS Act of 2025.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
If elected as a trustee, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals will be awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting these funds be used to advocate for decreasing or eliminating factory farms.

Mission: PETA was founded in 1980 and is dedicated to establishing and defending the rights of all animals. PETA operates under the simple principle that animals are not ours to experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way. PETA educates policymakers and the public about animal abuse and promotes kind treatment of animals. PETA is an international nonprofit charitable organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, with affiliates worldwide.

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Trustee Election - Opening Date

February 16, 2026 @00:01 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC)

Trustee Election - Closing Date

February 23, 2026 @23:59 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC)