
Pro-Animal Future · Champions
Officials already
doing the work.
Members of Congress and state officeholders who have publicly led on the Farm Bill EATS / Save Our Bacon fight, the NIH research-dog funding lever, and Ridglan-era enforcement. Thank yours. Bring others along.
Farm Bill defenders · 119th Congress
Standing against EATS / Save Our Bacon.
Members who led or cosponsored the bipartisan strip amendment, signed the CA Prop 12 defense letter, or led related animal-welfare amendments in the 2026 House cycle.
FL-13Rep. Anna Paulina LunaU.S. Representative — FL 13 · R- Farm Bill · strip-amendment lead
US State House — Distric…Rep. Brian FitzpatrickUS State House — District pa1 · R- Farm Bill · strip-amendment lead
- Mink subsidy ban (Amend. #39)
US State House — Distric…Rep. Andrew GarbarinoUS State House — District ny2 · R- Farm Bill · strip-amendment lead
US State House — Distric…Rep. Nancy MaceUS State House — District sc1 · R- Farm Bill · strip cosponsor
US State House — Distric…Rep. Mike LawlerUS State House — District ny17 · R- Farm Bill · strip cosponsor
US State House — Distric…Rep. Jeff Van DrewUS State House — District nj2 · R- Farm Bill · strip cosponsor
US State House — Distric…Rep. Vern BuchananUS State House — District fl16 · R- Horse slaughter ban (Amend. #24)
US State House — Distric…Rep. Troy NehlsUS State House — District tx22 · R- Animal fighting trafficking (Amend. #22)
US State House — Distric…Rep. Zach NunnUS State House — District ia3 · R- AWA enforcement (Sec. 12406)
US State House — Distric…Rep. Jim CostaUS State House — District ca21 · D- Farm Bill · strip-amendment lead
- CA Prop 12 defense letter
US State House — Distric…Rep. Lateefah SimonUS State House — District ca12 · D- CA Prop 12 defense letter
US State House — Distric…Rep. Zoe LofgrenUS State House — District ca18 · D- CA Prop 12 defense letter
US State House — Distric…Rep. Jimmy PanettaUS State House — District ca19 · D- Farm Bill · strip cosponsor
- CA Prop 12 defense letter
US State House — Distric…Rep. Veronica EscobarUS State House — District tx16 · D- Farm Bill · strip cosponsor
US State House — Distric…Rep. Mark TakanoUS State House — District ca39 · D- Farm Bill · strip cosponsor
US State House — Distric…Rep. Sarah McBrideUS State House — District deal · D- Farm Bill · strip cosponsor
US State House — Distric…Rep. Lloyd DoggettUS State House — District tx37 · D- Farm Bill · strip cosponsor
US State House — Distric…Rep. Gabe AmoUS State House — District ri1 · D- Farm Bill · strip cosponsor
US State House — Distric…Rep. Doris MatsuiUS State House — District ca7 · D- Farm Bill · strip cosponsor
- CA Prop 12 defense letter
US State House — Distric…Rep. Kevin MullinUS State House — District ca15 · D- Farm Bill · strip cosponsor
- CA Prop 12 defense letter
US State House — Distric…Rep. Nancy PelosiUS State House — District ca11 · D- Farm Bill · strip cosponsor
- CA Prop 12 defense letter
US State House — Distric…Rep. Sara JacobsUS State House — District ca51 · D- Farm Bill · strip cosponsor
- CA Prop 12 defense letter
US State House — Distric…Rep. Jan SchakowskyUS State House — District il9 · D- Horse slaughter ban (Amend. #24)
US State House — Distric…Rep. Troy CarterUS State House — District la2 · D- Animal fighting trafficking (Amend. #22)
US State House — Distric…Rep. Rosa DeLauroUS State House — District ct3 · D- Mink subsidy ban (Amend. #39)
Sen. Dick DurbinD- Puppy Protection Act lead
Sen. Cory BookerD- CA Prop 12 defense letter
Research-dog funding · NIH lever
Pressing HHS to cut funding for research-dog breeders.
Reps. Pocan and Langworthy led the first formal letter pressing NIH to stop funding research that sources dogs from Class A dealers like Ridglan and Marshall.
U.S. Representative — Ne…Rep. Nicholas A. LangworthyU.S. Representative — New York 23rd District · R- Ridglan dogs
- NIH research-dog funding
U.S. Representative — Wi…Rep. Mark PocanU.S. Representative — Wisconsin 2nd District · D- Ridglan dogs
- NIH research-dog funding
Ridglan-era enforcement · State & local
State officials acting on the Ridglan front.
Local prosecutors, state legislators, and county officials who have publicly stepped up on Ridglan and adjacent commercial-breeder enforcement.
Sen. Van H. WanggaardR- Ridglan dogs
Rep. Clinton M. AndersonD- Ridglan dogs
Rep. Alex R. JoersD- Ridglan dogs
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