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Indiana Bill Would Make It Illegal to Expose Factory Farms, AND Clearcutting AND Fracking
Under Indiana’s SB 0373, anyone who sets foot on corporate property in order to document environmental, animal welfare, and health violations of these industries would face criminal penalties.
The bill has already passed the Senate, and is on track to pass the full House.
It is part of a wave of similar legislation introduced across the country that have been dubbed “ag-gag” bills.
But Indiana is poised to become the first state to pass an ag-gag bill this year.
This ag-gag trend is the brainchild of the Big Ag industry, working with the American Legislative Exchange Council. What’s especially troubling about Indiana’s bill, though, is that it extends far beyond factory farms to the timber, mining, and manufacturing industries.
The bill has already passed the Senate, and is on track to pass the full House.
It is part of a wave of similar legislation introduced across the country that have been dubbed “ag-gag” bills.
But Indiana is poised to become the first state to pass an ag-gag bill this year.
This ag-gag trend is the brainchild of the Big Ag industry, working with the American Legislative Exchange Council. What’s especially troubling about Indiana’s bill, though, is that it extends far beyond factory farms to the timber, mining, and manufacturing industries.
More:
http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/indiana-ag-gag-factory-farms-fracking/6825/
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