Iowa Makes It Illegal to Videotape Illegal Animal Abuse… Really?

Jill Ettinger — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:00:48 +0000

Iowa Legislature approved a bill last week making it the first state to criminalize clandestine or undercover activity used to collect footage of animal abuse occurring on factory farms. The decision has led to an outcry of concern from animal welfare groups, some of which have successfully aided in the criminal prosecution of abusers caught on tape acquired covertly.

Iowa School Children Meet a Farmer

Gerald "Gerry" Pugliese — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:00:30 +0000

Where does your food come from? If you say “the supermarket,” then stop reading and go sit in the corner. But the truth is a lot of people don't know where their food is grown, raised, cooked, whatever. That's why the Iowa City School District is taking time to introduce kids to farmers.

"We're looking to introduce the kids to their local farmers," a spokesperson from the Johnson County Local Food Alliance told the Iowa City Press-Citizen. "We want to make it fun because eating local is delicious and healthy."

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Iowa Makes It Illegal to Videotape Illegal Animal Abuse… Really?

Iowa School Children Meet a Farmer