Animal Welfare
Signs a Better Food System is Possible: FarmSTAND’s Accomplishments in 2024
2024 was an amazing year for FarmSTAND and the movement for a fair food system. It was our first full year as the only legal organization in the country dedicated…
Law360: Iowa Seeks To Mute ‘Ag-Gag’ Law First Amendment Challenge
“‘The ag-gag law is an attack on traditional democratic processes,’ Espey said in a statement Monday. ‘In its brief, the state does not even attempt to justify this use of…
The Washington Post: N.C. to pay $885,000 to animal rights groups for undercover-video suit
“The case was litigated by attorneys from the nonprofit Public Justice, which has since spun off its agriculture-related work into a group called FarmStand. It was backed by animal rights…
North Carolina Must Pay $884,987 in Attorneys’ Fees for Defending “Anti-Sunshine” Law
Late Friday, the state of North Carolina agreed to pay a public interest coalition that successfully struck down North Carolina’s “Ag-Gag” law $884,987 in attorneys’ fees, as a result of…
Factory Farms Are A Breeding Ground For Disease. We Deserve A Healthier Food System.
These industrial-scale operations come at an extreme cost to animal welfare and public health. Close confinement of animals can increase disease transmission. More contact with other animals, longer contact, poor…
US appeals court revives law banning unauthorized recording on industrial farms
David Muraskin, an attorney representing the animal rights groups, said they will continue to fight, arguing “the law might be applicable to some, but it is unconstitutional as applied to…
Food Safety News: SCOTUS isn’t interested in taking up Ag-gag
This week, the Supreme Court turned down North Carolina’s appeal to stop operatives from secretly taking documents and recordings without the owner’s permission.
The News & Observer: Supreme Court won’t step in to save NC law that punished secret recordings
SCOTUS upheld a legal victory for advocates who argued a 2015 NC law aimed to punish undercover recording at farms and other businesses restricted whistleblowing.
Supreme Court leaves in place court victory for PETA over North Carolina ag-gag law
The Supreme Court has rejected North Carolina’s appeal in a dispute with animal rights groups over a law aimed at preventing undercover employees at farms and other workplaces from taking…