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NPPC Applauds Veto of Proposed Sow Stall Ban in New Jersey
2013-06-27 23:37:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Pork Producers Council Continuing the recent string of legislative defeats for the animal rights community, today New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed legislation that would have banned the use of individual maternity pens for pregnant sows. The legislation was pushed by animal-rights groups despite the fact that few of New Jersey’s small number of hog farmers use such housing. read more
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NPPC Applauds Passage of Animal Drug Use Act
2013-06-04 17:39:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Pork Producers Council The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) today praised Congress for approving legislation to reauthorize animal-drug review laws that will give pork producers access to products that safeguard animal and public health. Last night, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill to reauthorize for five years the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) and the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (AGDUFA). The House took up the measure (S. 622) approved by unanimous consent in the Senate May 8. read more