GOP-backed bill accidentally forces states to legalize horse meat: analyst

The Republican-backed farm bill, passed by the House on Thursday after a tumultuous series of setbacks, attracted heavy controversy for the inclusion of a pork-industry lobbyist wish list item.

Known as the "Save Our Bacon Act," the provision seeks to override state-level bans on the sale of pork from pigs raised in "gestation crates," a controversial practice many animal welfare advocates argue is a form of animal abuse.

But it might be worse than that, argued Coefficient Giving managing director Lewis Bollard on X ...