How Factory Farms Criminalized Journalism to Block Viral Videos of Animal Cruelty
www.rollingstone.com
A new book, “Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth, from Farm to Fable,” reveals how the animal agriculture industry shielded itself from scrutiny.

For paywall: https://archive.is/Vyf1V

Various ag-gag attempts have been passed, but shot down in courts, so I updated the title from the original to clarify that they weren’t necessarily 100% successful despite their persistence in trying and getting them passed in states

  • Bronstein_Tardigrade
    6·
    8 months ago

    The FBI once named the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) as the No.1 domestic terrorist group despite them having never attacked anyone.

    • usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlOP
      5·
      8 months ago

      Unfortunately it’s now no longer just limited to the US. Australia has some Ag-gag laws, Various Canadian provinces have tried and there is active ongoing litigation of one in Ontario, and France has some Ag-gag laws