Governor Bill Haslam will veto a bill that would have required animal activists to turn over footage of livestock cruelty to police. The legislation passed the General Assembly by just a one-vote margin.
Attorney General Finds Ag Gag Bill ‘Constitutionally Suspect’
The Tennessee Attorney General lists a number of problems with the bill dubbed the “ag gag” bill by opponents. In an opinion released Thursday, he calls the legislation requiring activists to turn over footage of livestock cruelty “constitutionally suspect.”
Do Farmers Have A Point About Animal Activists And Their Cameras?
Governor Bill Haslam has been getting an earful from animal rights groups demanding that he veto what they’ve dubbed the “ag gag bill.” The agriculture industry has been largely drowned out, even while working behind the scenes to win the governor’s approval.
Haslam Swamped By Response To Animal Cruelty Bill
Never has Gov. Bill Haslam received so much communication on a single issue. As of Wednesday afternoon, his office counted 4,502 emails and 1,796 phone calls – almost all of them against the so-called “ag gag” bill.
Veto Pressure Building Over Animal Cruelty Bill
The Humane Society of the United States has wasted no time since the passage of an animal cruelty bill aimed at their undercover work. The group is running ads to urge the veto of legislation that narrowly passed the Tennessee General Assembly.
Eyes on Haslam as he weighs veto of animal cruelty bill
Governor Bill Haslam says he’s getting up to speed on a proposal narrowly passed by the legislature that is intended to stop activists from doing their own undercover investigations into animal cruelty.
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