Arguments Against Ag Gag Laws

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According to Broad, ag-gag laws refer to the “Laws aimed at prohibiting unauthorized individuals from taking photographs and videos of animals agricultural operations.” From the perspectives of big agriculture, they think undercover videos are harmful to their farm owner’s privacy given that their family members work and operate in the farms day in and day out. Big agriculture also thinks undercover videos damages their farm business. They state advocacy campaign’s videos were selectively edited and their campaigns were dishonest. Big agriculture also argues the truly purpose of those campaign is to fundraising for themselves, at the expense of destroying current agriculture system. Then, from the perspectives of animal producer and meat-eaters,

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