Mary, thanks for posting this.

This bill makes it illegal for radical animal rights activists to illegally enter animal enterprises

I don't mean to belittle the importance of the topic, but I have to say that the person who wrote the Yahoo post sounds like a kook. As someone on the AVMA board pointed out (and, as the above, somewhat loopy quote implies), there are already laws against breaking and entering, trespassing, misrepresenting information, et al. The only thing new that this law would do would be to prevent people from audio- or video-recording livestock animals. Presumably the only reason for that is to prevent the documentation of cruelty to these animals. The way that this legislation lumps the recording in with all of the other things which are already illegal seems ham-handed at best, and I wonder whether it would stand up to a judge's scrutiny. Still, I think that this is an important topic that deserves some visibility. ASPCA has written about this too. They say that it would affect puppy (and, presumably, bird) mills as well as traditional agribusiness. http://www.capwiz.com/aspca/issues/alert/?alertid=37364501 http://www.capwiz.com/aspca/issues/alert/?alertid=37364501&type=ST &type=ST --VH

Thank you for keeping an eye on this, Vinny, and posting.  (I've not been feeling well lately and have not been as active w/emails & such lately.)  Always fearful that this type of legislation will sneak past and not be recognized by the sometimes sleeping public for what it really is...ghastly.   http://news.yahoo.com/animal-welfare-group-pressures-grocers-videos-07012864... --- On Wed, 7/6/11, Vincent J. Hrovat <1217@vhrovat.org> wrote: From: Vincent J. Hrovat <1217@vhrovat.org> Subject: Re: [Media-advisors] Have any of you heard of Iowa's HF 589? To: "'Mickaboo media advisor team'" Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2011, 7:17 PM FYI, HF 589 died last week as the Iowa state senate ended its session without acting on it. Warning: the content accessed by the following link includes a graphic and disturbing picture (presumably the kind of thing that HF 589 does not want us to see!).   http://www.cok.net/blog/2011/06/iowa-update-last-pending-ag-ga   “With the failure of this bill, on the heels of the failure of New York's similar bill last Friday, every one of the four legislative attempts made to silence the documentation of the brutal realities of factory farms have failed this year.”   --VH   From: media-advisors-bounces@mickaboo.org [mailto:media-advisors-bounces@mickaboo.org] On Behalf Of Mary Long Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 10:38 PM To: Mickaboo media advisor team Subject: [Media-advisors] Have any of you heard of Iowa's HF 589?   Frightening turn....   This was posted by the American Veterinary Medical Association: http://atwork.avma.org/2011/03/10/bills-of-the-week-iowa-hf-431-589/   http://www.examiner.com/animal-policy-in-national/news-media-could-face-pros...   This was clipped from a Yahoo Group: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdkeepers/message/8731 Need Action In Iowa --- HF 589 BIRD FOLKS...it is time to take action against the radical activists who are trying to misrepresent what happens on farms or animal enterprises. Iowa has a bill that is in process in the legislature that needs people sending messages to their representatives. This will automatically be done for folks living in Iowa who sign in to the capwiz url noted next. http://www.capwiz.com/naiatrust/issues/alert/?alertid=40413501&type=ST This bill makes it illegal for radical animal rights activists to illegally enter animal enterprises, farms, breeding facilities, and make secret videos which they then edit and eventually take to authorities to complain about abuse issues which may or may not exist, since their purpose is to disrupt and shut down ALL animal activities. This bill does protect legitimate whistle blowers who are reporting actual abuse. Therefore, it is an important bill for the protection of responsible farmers and animal owners. If you do not live in Iowa, you are not able to participate in this particular activity. If you know anyone involved with birds or animals who does live in Iowa, please send them this message so they can respond. NAIA Trust works nationwide to support animal owners interests and animal welfare, whether pet animals, farm animals, research animals, or exhibition animals.  When bills or regulations are proposed in YOUR city, county, state or at the federal level, it is important to be able to receive alerts about those matters. When you sign up for a NAIA Trust alert, those alerts are targeted specifically to YOUR city, county, state or at the federal level. This wonderful internet tool, capwiz, makes it possible for us to easily communicate with those who are governing us or regulating us. We do not have to search for names and email addresses, the capwiz tool has them all. SO, please sign up for this service. Visit www.naiatrust.org and click on the sign up link on the right side of the page, or visit http://capwiz.com/naiatrust/mlm/signup/  This will make it possible for you to receive alerts relevant to YOUR bird or animal issues and concerns. We who own or work with birds and animals need to be able to take action to protect our interests when bills or regulations are proposed that threaten our very right to keep and breed our birds and animals. So, sign up today. THANK YOU. Laurella Desborough, NAIA Trust   -----Inline Attachment Follows-----