- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Apr 18, 2025
What it does
The PIGS Act of 2025 would amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit confining breeding pigs in ways that prevent them from lying down, standing up, turning around, or having at least 24 square feet of usable floorspace per pig, effective December 31, 2025, with exceptions for transport, veterinary care, pre-farrowing periods, and slaughter. It affects pig producers and facilities housing breeding pigs, requiring compliance through a federal financial assistance program prioritizing independent producers, funded by redirecting at least $10 million from the Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act. The bill does not preempt stronger state or local animal welfare laws and…
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