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Ag-Gag Laws: A Shift In The Wrong Direction For Animal Welfare On Farms, Larissa Wilson
Ag-Gag Laws: A Shift In The Wrong Direction For Animal Welfare On Farms, Larissa Wilson
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Comment argues that ag-gag laws are roadblocks to the creation, enforcement, and expansion of animal cruelty laws. Part I provides background on the development of farming, current farming conditions, and the implications of farm conditions for consumers. It also gives a brief history of undercover investigative reporting and the ag-gag laws that have followed. Part II explains how ag-gag laws prevent the creation of effective animal welfare statutes by limiting the public awareness that leads directly to the establishment of new anti-cruelty measures. Part III explains that ag-gag legislation obstructs the enforcement of animal welfare statutes because these measures …