Commentary: China-backed Big Pork wants to override 63% of California voters. Even conservatives are mad

"Swine life on Staples' sustainable family farm is a jarring contrast to the existence of a pig on one of America's "intensive" corporate-owned mega-farms, where some sows are confined to cages so small they literally can't turn around or take more than a step or two in any direction."

"The SOB Act, an apt nickname, would not only cripple small family farmers such as Staples (though its supporters claim it helps family farmers), it would negate the will of California voters, potentially introduce risk into the food chain, and turn greater power of our food supply over to China."

"It would also limit consumer choice at a time when more Americans - from fans of far-right Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to far-left granola grandmas - are demanding a say in how their food is produced."

Leo Staples operates a sustainable family farm in Oklahoma where pigs like Woody live in free-range conditions, contrasting sharply with intensive corporate mega-farms where sows are confined in cages too small to turn around. The Save Our Bacon Act, hidden within the farm bill, threatens to severely limit states' ability to enact animal confinement restrictions. Despite supporters claiming it helps family farmers, the act would actually cripple small operations like Staples', negate California voters' will, potentially compromise food safety, and concentrate food supply control with foreign corporations and China. The legislation also restricts consumer choice at a time when Americans across the political spectrum increasingly demand transparency about food production methods.

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