I’m writing to you in regard to yesterday’s passing of Senate Bill 1337 (S 1337), which Idaho’s dairy industry lobbied for and helped push through. It’s one of many so-called “ag-gag” bills that make it a crime to film inside CAFO factory faming operations facilities. Frankly, I’m shocked that these bills are being acknowledged, let alone passed.
Rather than properly regulate a clearly broken industry—one which has time and time again demonstrated extreme negligence when it comes to the humane treatment of animals raised for livestock—we are now going to prosecute those who wish to document and make public these heinous crimes. This is wrong on so many levels, the most fundamental one being simple, human decency and democracy.
Please stand up for the basic, humane treatment of animals.