I urge Pennsylvania residents to thank Sen. John Fetterman for co-sponsoring the SAFE Act, and for him to advocate that it be included in the 2023 Farm Bill.
The SAFE Act was introduced in the Senate in June and would play a key role in banning horse meat for human consumption in the United States, and blocking transporting horses elsewhere for that purpose.
New York passed legislation to this effect just last month. The SAFE Act will do the same nationally if included in the 2023 Farm Bill.
The Farm Bill, introduced only once every five years in Congress, poses many questions about the future of the United States. Will we put an end to concentrated animal feeding operations? Will we somehow humanize the atrocities of depopulation? Will we continue to try to legitimize cruelty?
By being included in the 2023 Farm Bill, the SAFE Act will provide safety to humanity’s most trusted friend dating back thousands of years: equines.
Micah Wintner
Munhall