Trump’s ‘New Era of Animal Welfare’ Excludes Almost All Farm Animals

AI justification

Policy enables systemic animal cruelty by excluding farm animals, outweighing minimal welfare gains. | While the policy introduces limited animal welfare protections, its exclusion of farm animals—representing over 99% of land animals in the U.S. food system—constitutes a systemic violation of animal rights and planetary boundaries. The net ethical impact is overwhelmingly negative, as the policy legitimizes industrial cruelty while offering minimal compensatory gains.