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This episode covers the Save Our Bacon Act getting shut down (again) in the Farm Bill, the delightfully weird strange-bedfellows saga around the Ridglan Farms beagle rescue, and the growing bipartisan side-eye toward animal testing — plus a Nonhuman Rights Project update and a preview of the next Animal Law Podcast episode.

• The pork industry tried (again) to torch state animal protection laws like California’s Prop 12 — and got shut out for the sixth time in nearly 20 years. We’re savoring this one.
• A juicy New Republic op-ed, How MAGA Stole Animal Rights from the Left, breaks down why Tomi Lahren and friends helped kill the bill, and dares Democrats to stop assuming animal lovers will vote blue no matter what.
• Over 2,000 beagles are finally out of cages after activists took on Ridglan Farms, a Wisconsin breeding-and-research facility — and yes, RFK Jr. tried to take a victory lap.
• The Economist says the quiet part out loud: a bipartisan coalition is nudging the NIH, FDA, and EPA toward ditching animal testing for smarter, non-animal methods.
• Bonus round: Nonhuman Rights Project updates out of Michigan and Hawaii, a sneak peek at the Animal Law Podcast’s episode on activist Taj Uppal, and a heartfelt book rec, Penelope: A Love Story.

RESOURCES

• • • • • Vermont Law & Graduate School
        • Penelope: A Love Story
        • Animal protection triumphs in the Senate: ‘Save Our Bacon Act’ abandoned as Farm Bill stalls ahead of summer recess
        • How MAGA Stole Animal Rights from the Left
        • How a bipartisan coalition is taking aim at animal research
        • “KEY OUT”: When a Chimpanzee Asks to Be Free
        • The Animal Liberation Hour /// Episode 68 – Jasmin Singer
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