Advocacy To-Do List, April 2023
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Help Put Farm System Reform into the Farm Bill
It’s been said that the Farm Bill should be called “The Food Bill” because not everyone farms, but everyone eats. It’s misleading to call it the “Farm” Bill because most people do not think of CAFOs (factory farms) when they … Continued
The Farm Bill and Animals: Challenge and Opportunity
posted in: CAFO, Factory Farming, Farm Bill, Farmed Animals, Federal, House Agriculture Committee, Legislation, Lobbying, Senate Agriculture Committee |
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Every five years or so, Congress debates and passes a Farm Bill that will steer the course of farm, food, rural, nutrition, and agricultural policies in this country for half a decade. If you live in the United States, the … Continued
Sara Amundson Returns to Lunch + Legislation to Review the 117th Congress and Preview the 118th
If you were paying attention to the news recently, “dumpster fire” might be an appropriate description for the beginning of the new Congress last month. Sara has been advocating in the halls of Congress since 1988 and she has a … Continued
Important Themes in Animal Law and Policy: 2022 Annual List
posted in: Advocacy, Analysis, Animal Law, Congress, Factory Farming, Farmed Animals, Federal, federal agency, federal regulations, Law Students, Legislation, USFWS, Wildlife, Wolf, Wolves |
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We’ve been doing these lists since 2015 and it’s become something of an annual tradition. But it’s also important for animal advocates because this assessment brings perspective to our work. We often celebrate a victory for the animals to discover … Continued
Lunch + Legislation: Sara Amundson, HSLF, on the PAW Act … and About How Congress Works
Sara is back for a second time on #LunchLegislation. This time we take a deep dive into the Protecting Animal Wellness (PAW) Act which has passed both the US Senate and House, and is on its way to the President’s … Continued
Lunch + Legislation #15: What’s Up With … Redistricting (and how animal advocates can use it)
posted in: Advocacy, Analysis, Congress, Federal, Legislation, Lunch + Legislation, Michigan Legislature |
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We’re starting the year with a discussion of a very important and topical issue from a different perspective. In Michigan and around the country, maps for Congressional and state district boundaries are being re-drawn, and will impact who gets elected … Continued
Lunch + Legislation #10: What’s Up with … Wolves
posted in: AFA Presentation, Analysis, Congress, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, Endangered Species Act, federal agency, Hunting, Legislation, Lunch + Legislation, Michigan Legislature, Natural Resources Commission, Uncategorized, USFWS, Wildlife, Wolf, Wolf Management Advisory Council, Wolves |
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Learn about this complex issue in 14 slides. Links available in this document.
The (Relative) Calm Before the Storm: Legislative Tracker™ to August 28, 2020
posted in: #LameDuck, #MIlameduck, Advocacy, Analysis, Congress, Legislation, Legislative Tracker™, Michigan Legislature |
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As we head into the fall, the Michigan Legislature returns to work. We expect to see a flurry of activity in September and October, as the 2019-20 legislative session nears its end. We don’t expect many new bills to be … Continued
