Tell Tennessee Legislators to Oppose the Ag-Gag Bill!

The Tennessee legislature is considering an ag-gag bill, HB 1838. Last year a federal district court found Idaho’s very similar “ag-gag” law unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds. Idaho’s law made it a felony to document and expose illegal and cruel practices at concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and other agricultural facilities without the owner’s permission.

Laws protecting the deplorable conditions on many agricultural facilities are dangerous for other reasons as well. CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations) are responsible for foodborne illnesses like salmonella and listeria; are notorious for their overuse and misuse of antibiotics, exacerbating the “superbug” problem that is rendering many antibiotics all but useless; and ruin rural economies in a variety of ways. In addition, there is the incredibly inhumane treatment of the animals themselves.

Write to your state legislators and urge them to vote NO on HB 1838!

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Please Vote NO on HB 1838

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I was distressed to learn that you are considering an "Ag-Gag" bill, HB 1838. As your constituent, I am asking you to vote NO on this dangerous legislation.

The bill is dangerous for any number of reasons. First, it may be  unconstitutional. Last year a federal district court found Idaho's very similar "ag-gag" law unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds. Idaho's law made it a felony to document and expose illegal and cruel practices at concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and other agricultural facilities without the owner's permission.

Other lawsuits are now underway in North Carolina, Wyoming, and Utah (the Utah lawsuit began in 2013). Wyoming actually criminalized the discovery of harmful practices and conditions on federal, state, and private property, and then communicating that evidence to federal or state authorities. You read that right: bringing evidence of criminal wrongdoing to even federal authorities is now against the law.

Laws protecting the deplorable conditions on many agricultural facilities are dangerous for other reasons as well. CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations) are responsible for foodborne illnesses like salmonella and listeria; are notorious for their overuse and misuse of antibiotics, exacerbating the "superbug" problem that is rendering many antibiotics all but useless; and ruin rural economies in a variety of ways. In addition, there is the incredibly inhumane treatment of the animals themselves.

Americans have a right to know where our food comes from and under what conditions it was raised. Protect the whistleblowers, the animals, and our food supply. Vote NO on HB 1838!

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