Ignorance is bliss: self-regulation and the Ag-Gag laws in the American meat industry

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Wrock, Rebecca Kristen (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2016
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 139 Document Number: D11514
    Journal Title:
    Contemporary Justice Review
    Journal Title Details:
    19(2) : 267-279
    Subject Term:
    animal rights, animals, coverage, farming methods, government policies, information control, information issues, livestock, meat, policies, regulations, reporting, risk communication, animal welfare, confinement, meat industry, animal care, factory farms, and Ag Gag
    Notes:
    16 pages., Animals, Justice and the Law Part 2., Author offered information and perspectives about development of "Ag-Gag" laws in some states involving the reporting of production and slaughter practices in the meat industry, their effect on society, and limitations of self-regulation.

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