Washington, DC, September 20, 2024 – On September 19, Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Livestock Owned by Communities to Advance Local (LOCAL) Foods Act (S.5106) to permanently protect the ability of livestock farmers, consumers, custom processors, and itinerant slaughterers to practice and benefit from on-farm slaughter. Currently, the Federal Meat […]
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