The Animal Legal Defense Fund, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Bailing Out Benji, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and the Center for Food Safety were back in federal court in Iowa earlier this
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Political impact lingers after two main events in meat industry
Political ramifications are coming in from two events in the past week involving the meat industry.
The first event was a July 12 forum sponsored by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on issues surrounding
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Activists’ case on constitutionality of ‘ag-gag’ law advances
A federal judge has decided not to toss out a lawsuit about the constitutionality of Iowa’s 6-year-old “agricultural production facility fraud” statute, meaning the issue will very likely go to trial next year.
Federal District
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Food safety, animal activists sue Iowa over 2012 ‘ag-gag’ law
Animal activists and the Center for Food Safety sued the state of Iowa in federal court Tuesday, claiming its law to prevent “agriculture production facility” fraud violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S.
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Utah isn’t appealing the demise of its 2012 “Ag-Gag” law
Utah will not appeal a federal court ruling that the state’s 2012 law against agricultural operation interference violates the U.S. Constitution. It is the only one of several state “Ag-Gag” laws which resulted in someone’s
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Mixed district court ‘ag-gag’ rulings are getting appellate review
The question of whether otherwise illegal acts — like lying on an employment application — are Constitutionally protected if they prevent enterprising reporters or animal activists from being successful is now framed before a three-judge
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Idaho squares off with animal rights group before 9th Circuit
Oral arguments are expected to be scheduled in April in Seattle in an “ag-gag” appeal that has pitted Idaho officials against the Animal Legal Defense Fund in a constitutional battle.
The case, Animal Legal Defense
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Animal activists flood the comment zone before deadline
Individuals and animal activists’ organizations were swarming the government comment site, regulations.gov yesterday over proposed new guidelines about labeling claims made about how animals are raised.
Monday was the deadline for comments on the new
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Dated duck farm video gets state police scrutiny
Update: A PETA spokesperson says the video mentioned in this story was not as dated as it may seem. She says the footage was recorded between January 15 and March 30, 2016 and was submitted
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Activists challenge NC’s new ‘ag-gag’ law in federal court
A third state was hauled into federal court Wednesday where it will have to defend its recently enacted law to protect the privacy of animal agriculture under the force of criminal law. North Carolina joined
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New Shellfish Toxicity Test Could Save Thousands of Mice
A newly approved shellfish toxicity test is quickly becoming music to the ears of fishery laboratory personnel, as well as the tens of thousands of mice whose lives the new test aims to save each
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