The only way for the public to learn the truth of factory farms is if undercover investigations are allowed. We should all be worried when corporations are supporting laws that impinge our right to free speech.
MAXIM LOTT: ‘Hundreds of animal rights activists have sneaked onto farms to do hidden-camera investigations. They often expose animal abuse. Their videos led companies like Walmart and Wendy’s to impose stricter animal welfare requirements on companies that sell them meat. Of course, farm groups don’t like the secret recordings.
Kay Johnson Smith of the Animal Agriculture Alliance tells John Stossel that the videos often mislead consumers into thinking farm conditions are worse than they are. She accuses activists of “stalking farms to try to capture something that the public doesn’t understand.” Her group and others push state politicians to pass so-called “ag-gag” laws that make it a crime to mislead in order to get a job on a farm. (That’s often how activists get on farms to film.)…
The Agricultural Alliance now pushes for laws that would force activists to report abuse quickly. But that would kill investigations before they can document much, explains Amanda Howell of the Animal Legal Defense Foundation. One has to film for multiple days, Howell notes. Otherwise, “a company can say, ‘This is a one-off!'”… Howell says that the only way for the public to learn the truth is if undercover investigations are allowed. “We should all be worried when corporations are supporting laws that impinge our right to free speech”.’ SOURCE…
RELATED VIDEO: