Behind a veil of secrecy: animal abuse, factory farms, and Ag-Gag legislation

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Fiber-Ostrow, Pamela (author) and Lovell, Jarret S. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2016
    URL:
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10282580.2016.1168257
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 142 Document Number: D11527
    Journal Title:
    Contemporary Justice Review
    Journal Title Details:
    19(2) : 230-249
    Subject Term:
    animal rights, consumers, farming methods, government, government policies, information control, information issues, information needs, interest groups, livestock, photography, policies, consumer, concentration, citizen journalism, activism, freedom of information, animal welfare, advocacy, animal care, factory farms, Ag Gag, and freedom of speech
    Notes:
    21 pages., Online via UI e-subscription, "This paper exposes the failure of government institutions to protect animals on factory farms while simultaneously silencing what is currently the only available mechanism for Americans to learn about abuse on factory farms. It also explores the Constitutional implications of Ag-Gag laws.

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