February 2013
“Ag-gag” bills are the new tactic of the animal agriculture industry is
using in order to hide from the public the egregious animal cruelty that
goes on a daily basis in factory farms across the country. Ag-gag bills seek
to criminalize the act of documenting what goes on in factory farms so
whistleblowers are punished instead of those who victimize farmed animals.
If these factory farms had nothing to hide, then they would have nothing to
fear. The tireless work of animal advocates who risk much to expose the
cruelty in factory farms and slaughterhouses have made it possible for many
of us to learn why consuming animal products does not to accord with Jesus'
teachings of compassion and mercy.
Read more at Animal Issues