According to Democracy Now!, Iowa lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit animal rights activists from recording undercover videos of farm animals being abused. The bill, which has garnered support from the state's agricultural industry, would impose fines and jail time on anyone who seeks employment in an agricultural position in order to capture the footage. Undercover videos in recent years have led to numerous plant closures and meat recalls after revelations of mistreatment of cows, pigs, and other farm animals.
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The PEOPLE, who probably DON'T condone the barbaric and unsanitary conditions in which animals are confined, slaughtered, and processed, are going to be overwhelmed and out voted (read "bribed and influenced") by the corporations that run these plants. And the "leaders", the elected officals, will have their hands out for all the bribes they can take. Anyone surprised?
Anybody that exposes the reality of what goes on in a slaughterhouse ought to be rewarded....but BIG business wants them locked up, only because it affects their profits. If this bill gets hammered by mainstream media, the lawmakers will be to ashamed to pass it.
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