Undercover Investigations

Tennessee Backlash Against “Ag-Gag” Law: “Maybe the cicadas will eat them.”

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has been inundated with calls and emails for him to veto “ag-gag” legislation that aims to silence whistleblowers who expose abuses on factory farms.

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Industry Tries to Hide “Ag-Gag” Efforts, Turns Away Journalists From #AAA13 Conference

The agriculture industry is holding a conference right now about “ag-gag” laws, which criminalize anyone who exposes animal welfare abuses on factory farms and slaughterhouses. In response to the massive public backlash against the bills, the industry is now trying to keep journalists and attorneys away from its conference.

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First “Ag-Gag” Prosecution: Utah Woman Filmed a Slaughterhouse from the Public Street

Amy Meyer wanted to see the slaughterhouse for herself. She had heard that anyone passing by could view the animals, so she drove to Dale Smith Meatpacking, and looked through the barbed-wire fence.

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Excellent Illustrated Series on Grist: Big Ag Fights to Keep Out Troubled Eyes

This is a must-read series on ag-gag laws by Susie Cagle, who illustrates and documents the rise of this legislation for Grist.

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Tennessee Lawmaker Compares Factory Farm Investigations to Rape

In Tennessee, a sweeping “ag-gag” bill is about to become law. A local lawmaker compares these investigations to “rape.”

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URGENT: Indiana Ag-Gag Bill Resurfaced, Democrats Ousted from Committee

Indiana’s ag-gag bill, which makes it illegal to expose factory farms, clearcutting, and fracking, has resurfaced and it is being rushed through the legislature.

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California Ag-Gag Bill Exempts Factory Farms That Accidentally Record Their Own Abuses

If the California ag industry wants to stop animal cruelty, why does AB 343, the “ag-gag” bill, exempt the industry itself?

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Ag Industry Says Investigators “Just Want to Get That Sweet Cow-Head-Kicking Cash”

Jamie Kilstein and Allison Kilkenny of Citizen Radio interview Will Potter about “ag-gag” bills, and ag industry lies.

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Democracy Now! Debate: After Activists Expose Animal Cruelty, Should They Be Targeted With “Ag-Gag” Laws?

Democracy Now with Amy Goodman devoted its entire program to “ag-gag” bills that criminalize undercover investigators and whistleblowers, including a debate between Will Potter and an industry representative.

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Breaking: New Ag-Gag Bill Introduced in North Carolina on Same Day Butterball Worker Pleads Guilty to Cruelty

North Carolina is the latest state to consider a new law targeting whistleblowers, undercover investigators, and journalists who expose factory farms. The legislation was introduced on the same day that a fifth Butterball employee pled guilty to criminal cruelty to animals — charges that wouldn’t be possible without the undercover investigations that bills like this aim to [...]

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