Australians who speak out against animal cruelty could soon be labelled agri-terrorists if the Abbott government gets their way. Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce is pushing us to follow America’s cowboy politicians. If he succeeds, people who expose animal cruelty could be punished more harshly than those who actually commit the violence on animals under so-called ag-gag laws. The work of animal cruelty campaigners has already exposed the gruesome live export industry, caught workers pushing sick animals with bulldozers, and won some real changes. Their work is often the only way we know about widespread animal abuse in our food systems. Big corporate farms love Barnaby Joyce’s proposed law, but it’s a disaster for everyone else. If we can generate enough noise, we can push the government to drop its latest unpopular, corporate-backed policy. Tell Barnaby Joyce to criminalise cruelty -- not whistleblowing -- and drop plans to gag animal rights campaigners.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 06:06:17 +0000
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