{"id":757798,"date":"2019-07-23T08:26:03","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T12:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=757798"},"modified":"2019-07-23T08:26:03","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T12:26:03","slug":"animal-rights-activists-designated-domestic-terrorists-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=757798","title":{"rendered":"Animal rights activists designated \u2018domestic terrorists\u2019 in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>'Once again, the issue of biosecurity is being used as an excuse to attempt to limit consumer awareness of the systemic cruelty occurring in farms and slaughterhouses across the country', said Chris Delforce.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ADAM FORREST:<\/strong> <em>&#8216;Animal rights activists who invade farms to stage protests will be hit with huge new fines in measures announced by Australia\u2019s south-eastern state government after they were branded \u201cdomestic terrorists\u201d by the region\u2019s deputy leader. The New South Wales (NSW) government has introduced on-the-spot trespassing charges of $1,000 (\u00a3565) for each \u201cvigilante\u201d caught illegally entering private farmland.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>The new rules, which come into force on 1 August, could also see individuals charged up to $220,000 (\u00a3124,000) and corporations up to $440,000 (\u00a3248,000) for any major violations of the Biosecurity Act. \u201cVigilantes who are entering our farmers\u2019 property illegally are nothing short of domestic terrorists, NSW deputy premier John Barilaro, in remarks widely reported by Australian media&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Officials are also considering \u201cjail time\u201d as additional punishment. \u201cToday the government is putting these vigilantes and thugs on notice,\u201d said NWS agriculture minister Adam Marshall, Australia\u2019s ABC News reported. \u201cThis is just the first part of a broader package of reforms the government is working on, and jail time will be included in further legislation we are looking at.\u201d He also claimed the new rules were \u201cthe toughest laws anywhere in Australia for people that illegally trespass onto farmers\u2019 properties\u201d&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>The penalties follows a series of demonstrations and direct action staged by vegan activists at private farms and abattoirs in recent months&#8230; The campaign group Aussie Farms claimed the new fines introduced by the NWS government under the \u201csmokescreen\u201d of biosecurity were heavy-handed. \u201cOnce again, the issue of biosecurity is being used as an excuse to attempt to limit consumer awareness of the systemic cruelty occurring in farms and slaughterhouses across the country,\u201d said executive director Chris Delforce&#8217;.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/australasia\/animal-rights-activists-australia-domestic-terrorists-new-south-wales-a9015346.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SOURCE&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vp8-rYqCAnM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ADAM FORREST: &#8216;Animal rights activists who invade farms to stage protests will be hit with huge new fines in measures announced by Australia\u2019s south-eastern state government after they were branded \u201cdomestic terrorists\u201d by the region\u2019s deputy leader. 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