Inspections
This section emphasizes the importance of maintaining inspections with strict organization, competence, and transparency. It seeks to uphold high standards for inspectors while addressing the influence and lobbying activities between corporate meat and dairy industries and government officials. Unfortunately, some democratically elected representatives base their agricultural policy decisions on financial contributions from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Big Agriculture monopolies, rather than prioritizing public health. To protect the welfare of the nation, legislators and members of the Agricultural Committee (including the chairman), should be prohibited from accepting donations from agricultural organizations such as PorkPAC, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), National Chicken Council, TURPAC, United Egg Producers, USPOULTRY, or any similar entities.
The U.S. government has yet to enact comprehensive legislation addressing this issue, while simultaneously subsidizing the agricultural industry with over $30 billion annually. Similarly, there is influence by artificial food companies over our regulatory agencies such as the FDA and USDA. This systemic corruption contributes to significant public health risks and widespread animal abuse. The question remains: how many more individuals must suffer illness or death due to regulatory inaction and incompetence? Without meaningful reform, the influence of Big Agriculture will continue to undermine the integrity of agricultural policy and threaten the well-being of our society.
Restoring ethics to agricultural law must be a top priority, and ensuring competent inspections is essential to that goal. This requires state and federal safety and inspection agencies to operate with greater organization and accountability. Consise federal inspection laws are necessary, and adherence to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) should be mandatory for all entities subject to audit. When the FDA takes as long as seven years to process a FOIA request, it signals a lack of transparency and accountability. This section clearly defines proposed legislation aimed at providing the public with the transparency it rightfully deserves. Our democracy is founded on the principle of governance “by the people, for the people,” not “by the government for corporations.” Enacting this section into federal law will ensure thorough inspections, improved food regulation, and will prevent corporate monopolies, Big Agriculture representatives, and lobbyists from unduly influencing policy. Section 11 is the most important of these policies; without it, every law within the 2025 Animal Rights Act is essentially useless.
Section 12 Legislation
Large entities within the food industry, including Agricultural Political Action Committees (PACs), Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), and any organization operating under the Big Agriculture (BigAg) sector, should be prohibited from making campaign contributions or utilizing financial influence to sway government officials, federal agencies, or members of the House Committee on Agriculture.
To ensure that legislation protecting animals is not obstructed by financial interests, any elected official or government representative found to have accepted contributions—directly or indirectly—including through third-party channels, disguised payments, or offshore financial instruments—from BigAg entities should be subject to removal from office, monetary penalties, and criminal prosecution
All inspection records pertaining to Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) shall be considered public information. In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Each facility classified as a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) shall be subject to a minimum of three (3) inspections annually. These inspections should be conducted at random intervals and without prior notice. The purpose of unannounced inspections is to deter such conduct and to uphold the standards established under federal guidelines.
To maintain impartiality and integrity, inspectors should not hold any personal, financial, or business relationships with the CAFOs they are assigned to inspect.