‘Ag Gag/Ag Fraud’ law struck down in Iowa

 

DES MOINES- A federal judge in Des Moines has declared a controversial law that criminalized the clandestine documentation of conditions in large-scale animal production facilities unconstitutional, and reactions to the decision have illustrated a growing chasm between agribusiness groups and activists who seek stricter oversight of the meat, egg and dairy industries.

            Current Republican State Senator and former State Representative Annette Sweeney, a Hardin County cattle farmer by trade and a former executive director of the Iowa Angus Association, introduced the bill during the 2012 legislative session and championed it as the chair of the House Agriculture Committee.

 

For the full story, see the Jan. 17th edition of the Monitor

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