Sophie the calf was born on Braglio Farms of Woodstock, MD. In the first 3 months of life, Sophie was so severely neglected by the Braglio family that she was 200 pounds underweight, coated in lice and fleas from head to toes, suffered from hoof rot, and was covered in open wounds. Somehow, Sophie managed to escape her tormentors and made her way to Life with Pigs Farm Animal Sanctuary where she was healed. But Baltimore County Police tracked down Sophie for the abusive farmer and returned her to his neglectful care. No animal should be forced to suffer at the hands of an abuser and then be returned to that abuse.

So we call on Congress to enact a law that will protect animals by preventing farms found guilty of neglect from ever owning the lives of animals again. Pass Sophie's Law!