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cyberswede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 09:01 AM
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3. In Iowa, they are trying to outlaw videos like this
I kid you not - the legislature is trying to pass a law that will make undercover filming at animal processing facilities illegal.

http://www.globalanimal.org/2011/04/09/iowa-bill-tries-to-silence-activists-take-action/36429/

DES MOINES, Iowa — Angered by repeated releases of secretly filmed videos claiming to show the mistreatment of farm animals, Iowa’s agriculture industry is pushing legislation that would make it illegal for animal rights activists to produce and distribute such images.

Agriculture committees in the Iowa House and Senate have approved a bill that would prohibit such recordings and punish people who take agriculture jobs only to gain access to animals to record their treatment. Proposed penalties include fines of up to $7,500 and up to five years in prison. Votes by the full House and Senate have not yet been set.
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