Australian State's Proposed Ag-Gag Law Threatens General Right To Protest, Critics Warn

Wed, 9 Oct 2019 04:51:51 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190927/07544343075/australian-states-proposed-ag-gag-law-threatens-general-right-to-protest-critics-warn.shtml>

"Ag-gag laws usually claim to be about protecting farmers from animal
activists. But trespass laws already do that quite effectively. In
reality, ag-gag laws are mostly about preventing activists from
gathering photographic evidence of the poor conditions in which animals
are kept on some farms. Techdirt has written a number of stories about
ag-gag laws in the US, and how they are being ruled unconstitutional.
Now it seems that Australia is intent on bringing in ag-gag laws in
response to an upsurge in animal rights activism in the country."

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
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