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'Ag Gag' Bills Target Hidden Cameras
kill the messenger, but make sure you treat them just like the animals
you earn a living from Legislators in Idaho are holding hearings today to determine the fate of a tough new bill which could have animal activists facing jail time if they carry out hidden camera investigations on farms. Citing undercover footage taken at a dairy farm that aired last year on ABC News "Nightline" * which showed horrific abuse of cows * Idaho legislators have highlighted an issue that has heated up in recent years, pitting animal-rights groups against American farmers and raising the debate on First Amendment rights. "It's true, it has put us against each other," Idaho Senator Jim Patrick, the bill's sponsor, told ABC News. "There are groups that without due process of law, take the videos across the country and intend to destroy the business." Patrick says famers don't condone animal abuse but felt the need to protect their private property against being "set up" by rights groups. "These are all family farms here," he said. "We just think it's wrong." If passed, the measure would put anyone caught surreptitiously recording video inside an agriculture operation in jail for a year. There is also a $5000 fine. In the case of the Idaho farm being cited in the debate, an activist working undercover for the group Mercy for Animals recorded brutal abuse of cows at Bettencourt Dairies in 2012, including beating and shocking them. The video was turned over to local law enforcement and criminal charges were brought against three employees. One pleaded guilty to misdemeanor animal cruelty. The Bettencourt case and the issue of legislation intended to thwart the efforts of animal-rights groups were featured in a "Nightline" investigation and on "World News with David Muir" last year. Luis Bettencourt told ABC News' Brian Ross in 2013 that threats were made against him and his family after Mercy For Animals released the undercover video. "They turned it around on [Bettencourt] and turned social media against him and then went after his market," said Bob Naerebout of the Idaho Dairymen's Association. "It went way beyond what they say was their agenda." Mercy For Animals calls the proposed Idaho legislation a "blatant violation of free speech" and a "desperate attempt to sweep evidence of animal cruelty under the rug." "This ag-gag bill sends a clear message: Idaho's dairy industry has a lot to hide," Nathan Runkle, the group's founder, told ABC News. "They know that their hideously cruel practices can't stand the light of day or the heat of public scrutiny." It's the latest in what has become a contentious, personal battle between farmers and animal activists. While the agriculture industry has called animal welfare groups "terrorists" who trespass in an attempt to ruin American farms, the groups, including The Humane Society of the United States, say these investigations have resulted in countless law enforcement actions over the years. Activists say the videos have also brought to light widespread food safety concerns. |
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'Ag Gag' Bills Target Hidden Cameras
On 2014-02-20, Malcom "Mal" Reynolds wrote:
kill the messenger, but make sure you treat them just like the animals you earn a living from Are you unable to find a proper outlet for your screed? Honest, I'm glad to hear news like this and appreciate your post. I think it important. OTOH, a.h.r is NOT a political activist forum and I'm getting damn tired of sorting through your and other's [OT] political rants, here. Get off yer ass and put up a blog and leave a.h.r to DIY repair ppl. Please. nb |
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'Ag Gag' Bills Target Hidden Cameras
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"Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds" wrote: kill the messenger, but make sure you treat them just like the animals you earn a living from Legislators in Idaho are holding hearings today to determine the fate of a tough new bill which could have animal activists facing jail time if they carry out hidden camera investigations on farms. Yeah we can't have anything in the way of property rights or protecting from fraudulent entry on this now can we? -- ³Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.² ‹ Aaron Levenstein |
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Oren wrote: On Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:00:58 -0500, Kurt Ullman wrote: "It ain't fair" each party "must " have equal time on air, regardless of what listeners / viewers decide to partake in. Or chooses to subscribe too. Looks like now (short time later) the administration is backing off. Of course outside of Fox News and talk radio, equal time would not be in their best interests... -- ³Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.² ‹ Aaron Levenstein |
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'Ag Gag' Bills Target Hidden Cameras
On Thursday, February 20, 2014 2:41:20 PM UTC-5, notbob wrote:
On 2014-02-20, Malcom "Mal" Reynolds wrote: kill the messenger, but make sure you treat them just like the animals you earn a living from Are you unable to find a proper outlet for your screed? Honest, I'm glad to hear news like this and appreciate your post. I think it important. OTOH, a.h.r is NOT a political activist forum and I'm getting damn tired of sorting through your and other's [OT] political rants, here. Get off yer ass and put up a blog and leave a.h.r to DIY repair ppl. Please. nb Noway. We need alternate home repair from bags of **** like you Violently overthrow the US government |
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