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Ag Gag Laws Really Do Protect Animals, Producers

2013-04-19 23:51:00| National Hog Farmer

Organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and Mercy for Animals say they have stopped attempting to take undercover videos on farms in states that have laws that make this practice illegal. These laws, referred to as ag gag laws, have already gone into effect in states such as Iowa and Utah. Several other states are in the process of working to enact similar legislation. Meanwhile, the topic of ag gag laws is getting a lot of media attention, and the opinions about the meritsor lack thereofof preventing undercover videos from being taken on farms differ widely. As Ive read blog posts finding fault with these laws coming from within the agricultural community, I keep coming back to what I heard and saw when I attended a Mercy for Animals (MFA) press conference last summer where an on-farm video was revealed. National Hog Farmer Blog read more

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