{"id":756000,"date":"2019-01-23T09:12:56","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T14:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=756000"},"modified":"2019-01-23T09:12:56","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T14:12:56","slug":"animal-rights-group-accused-of-encouraging-illegal-behaviour-with-map-of-farms-and-abattoirs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=756000","title":{"rendered":"Animal rights group accused of encouraging ‘illegal behaviour’ with map of farms and abattoirs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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Naturally we\u2019re receiving a lot of backlash from farmers because for so long they\u2019ve been able to operate as they please, without scrutiny, the group said on Facebook, and the map information was publicly available anyway.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n

LISA MARTIN:<\/strong> ‘Australia’s agriculture minister has appealed to an animal activist group to pull down a website showing the location of hundreds of farms and abattoirs across Australia over concerns it will promote vigilantism and trespassing. A group called Aussie Farms has published a satellite map showing the location of hundreds of farms and abattoirs and is encouraging people to upload photos and videos of animal exploitation. David Littleproud, has dismissed the group\u2019s activities as an \u201canonymous farm-shaming website\u201d with no real outcomes for animal welfare…<\/em><\/p>\n

Littleproud has sought advice about the legality of the map from his department, but early indications show that it may be within the law. \u201cThe reality is that the federal government may have little recourse,\u201d he said. \u201cI ask them to look into their own soul and do the right thing.\u201d He flagged a possible investigation into the group\u2019s charity status. \u201cPutting the locations of farms online could be creating an attack map for activists \u201cThis will potentially result in illegal behaviour by activists,\u201d Littleproud said… Aussie Farms has defended its tactics. The map project was developed over eight years shows the location of \u201cfactory farms, slaughterhouses and other animal exploitation facilities across Australia\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cNaturally we\u2019re receiving a lot of backlash from farmers already, because for so long they\u2019ve been able to operate as they please, without scrutiny,\u201d the group said on Facebook. A spokesman for Aussie Farms, Chris Delforce, dismissed the controversy, saying animal activists were peaceful and non-violent people and the map information was publicly available anyway. \u201cAll we trying to do is show the public, consumers of products, exactly what they are purchasing when they buy animal products,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is where they come from and this is what those animals go through.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

He said every photo or video clip uploaded to the site was moderated first by a team of 10 people, unless it was from a trusted account. Delforce said the organisation contacted the suppliers of photos for verification purposes. \u201cActivists have no interest in the homes of these farmers,\u201d he said. \u201cThe only thing we\u2019re interested in is the giant sheds where sometimes tens of thousands of animals are housed in horrible conditions for a very short life before brutal slaughter”.’<\/em> SOURCE…<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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