SAFE Act of 2025

The "Save America's Forgotten Equines Act of 2025," also known as the SAFE Act of 2025 , seeks to amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. Its central objective is to prohibit the slaughter of equines for human consumption , thereby extending protections to horses, donkeys, and mules. The bill achieves this by modifying Section 12515 of the 2018 Act, which currently bans the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption. It specifically amends the section heading and relevant subsections to include "equines" alongside "dogs and cats." This legislative change would make it illegal to process these animals for human food.