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Stop the Save Our Bacon Scam

Big Pork lobbyists snuck a scam in the farm bill that would wipe out family farmers and strip our right to pass our own laws.

Minnesota holds the keys to stop it.

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What is the "Save Our Bacon" Act?

The Save Our Bacon Act (SOB Act) is a special-interest provision hidden in the 2026 farm bill. It's a version of the widely discredited EATS Act and King Amendment. Here's what it would do.

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Violate states' rights

Forbid states from writing their own food safety and animal welfare laws, even when voters and legislators want them.

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Sicken Minnesotans

Overturn more than a dozen Minnesota health laws — handing over power to Washington, DC, and Big Pork companies like China-owned Smithfield to dump toxins in the food supply.

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Punish family farmers

Destroy markets for responsible family farmers who played by the rules and invested in humane practices, replacing them with factory farm cruelty.

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Bail out foreign corporations

Rewrite the rules for big corporations like China-owned Smithfield, the largest pork processor in the US. In 2024, Smithfield was fined $2 million for illegally hiring minor children at its plant in St. James, Minnesota.

What's the cost?

0+ laws at risk
0 states affected

What we'd lose in Minnesota

Harvard Law School identified 12 Minnesota laws that would be overturned by the Save Our Bacon scam, allowing corporations to dump toxins in our food supply and let animal diseases run rampant.

Minnesota law Covers What it does
Minn. R. 1721.0050 Livestock Importation requirements for livestock and poultry — certificate of veterinary inspection; permit required to import animals not free from signs of disease, quarantined, or from a disease control zone.
Minn. R. 1721.0130 Cattle Importation requirements for cattle — identification, certificate of veterinary inspection, tuberculosis test, permit, and testing for cattle from Mexico within 60 days prior to entry.
Minn. R. 1721.0150 Cattle Official identification required for all cattle at public exhibitions.
Minn. R. 1721.0190 Swine Importation requirements for swine — identification and certificate of veterinary inspection; importing feral swine and parts of feral swine carcasses prohibited.
Minn. R. 1721.0210 Swine Official identification required for all breeder and feeder swine at public exhibitions, except swine in slaughter-only classes.
Minn. R. 1721.0280 Poultry, ratites Importation requirements for hatching eggs, poultry, and ratites — permit, certificate of veterinary inspection, and requirements for origin hatcheries or flocks.
Minn. R. 1721.0300 Poultry Leg or wing band identification required for all chickens, turkeys, and game birds at exhibitions, except baby poultry.
Minn. R. 1721.0400 Cervids Importation requirements for farmed cervids — permit, certificate of veterinary inspection, chronic wasting disease restrictions, and herd status; live cervids and parts of cervid carcasses may not be imported from CWD-endemic areas.
Minn. R. 1721.0450 Sheep, goats Importation requirements for sheep and goats — identification, certificate of veterinary inspection, permit for some, and a prohibition on scrapie-exposed or infected animals.
Minn. Stat. § 17.4985 Aquatic life Importation requirements for aquatic life including fish and shellfish — transportation permit and disease-free certification for origin eggs or sperm from certain species, with exceptions.
Minn. Stat. § 17.4986 Fish Importation requirements for fish and stock fish — transportation permit, disease-free history, and emergency enzootic disease areas.
Minn. Stat. § 31.611 Livestock (veal) "No person shall sell, offer or expose for sale, or have in possession with intent to sell, the veal of calves killed when less than four weeks old."

Source: Harvard Law School Animal Law & Policy Program, Legislative Analysis of H.R. 4673 (the Save Our Bacon Act).

Our champions fighting back

Minnesota's representatives are standing up against the Save Our Bacon scam and fighting for Minnesota family farmers. Let's show them we have their backs until we stop the scam for good.

Senator Amy Klobuchar

Sen. Amy Klobuchar

Ranking Member, Senate Agriculture Committee

Senator Tina Smith

Sen. Tina Smith

Member, Senate Agriculture Committee

Representative Angie Craig

Rep. Angie Craig

Ranking Member, House Agriculture Committee (MN-02)

Thank you for standing with Minnesota family farmers and working to stop the corrupt Save Our Bacon scam.

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