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US judge overturns Idaho law banning secret filming of animal abuse at agricultural facilities
A US federal judge has ruled that Idaho’s law banning secret filming of animal abuse at agricultural facilities is unconstitutional, giving animal rights activists across the country hope that the decision will pave the way to overturn similar laws in other states.
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The Beginning of the End for Ag-Gag Laws
Score one for animal activists, the media, and public health. A federal judge on Monday struck down Idaho’s controversial law banning covert filming of animal abuse on farms—the first major blow to the so-called ag-gag laws on the books in more than half a dozen states... By Josh Voorhees. -
Court Says No To Gagging Those Who Reveal Farm Animal Abuse
"This is a huge victory not only for the Constitution but animals and consumers." By Arin Greenwood. -
Mercy for Animals: Undercover Investigations
Behind closed doors, animals are suffering on factory farms. Mercy for Animals'
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Dairy farmer Michael Whitelock guilty of cruelty to cows
Cows were beaten, had their tails broken and were shot in the kneecaps on a [New Zealand] West Coast farm under the management of a farmer facing a likely jail sentence. Michael James Whitelock pleaded guilty in Greymouth District Court on Monday to 12 charges... By Sarah-Jane O’Connor.
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