{"id":29653,"date":"2011-04-12T07:28:21","date_gmt":"2011-04-12T11:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/29653\/minnesota-legislators-concerns-house-file-no-1369\/"},"modified":"2011-04-12T07:28:21","modified_gmt":"2011-04-12T11:28:21","slug":"minnesota-legislators-concerns-house-file-no-1369","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/29653\/minnesota-legislators-concerns-house-file-no-1369\/","title":{"rendered":"Tell Minnesota Legislators Your Concerns About House File No. 1369"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Posted By:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/afsdanimalposting\" target=\"_ blank\">AfSD\u2122(ADVOCATE FOR SAVING DOGS\u2122)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ADVOCATE.FOR.SAVING.DOGS\">Advocate for Saving Dogs\u2122 on Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"header\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Tell Minnesota Legislators Your Concerns<br \/>\nAbout House File No. 1369<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong> [Ed. Note: Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.all-creatures.org\/articles\/ar-sound.html\">Minnesota Bill Targets Anyone Who Exposes an \u201cImage or Sound\u201d of Animal Suffering at Factory Farms, Puppy Mills<\/a><br \/>\nfor further details. The more power animal-abusing corporations<br \/>\ngain, and the more power they have in city, county, state and<br \/>\nfederal legislations, the more animal activists are threatened<br \/>\nwith penalties for exposing their greed, their violence and<br \/>\ntheir lack of regard for LIFE!]<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong> FROM<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenisthenewred.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Green<br \/>\nIs The New Red<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ACTION<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong> <\/strong><strong>New legislation (House File No. 136) proposed in Minnesota<br \/>\nattempts to crack down on activists who have exposed repeated<br \/>\nanimal welfare violations. Among its provisions, the bill<br \/>\ntargets anyone who documents an \u201cimage or sound\u201d of animal<br \/>\nsuffering in a sweeping list of \u201canimal facilities,\u201d including<br \/>\nfactory farms, animal experimentation labs, and puppy mills.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>And the people behind it? Representative Rod Hamilton, for<br \/>\ninstance, is past president of the Minnesota Pork Producers, and<br \/>\na current member. <\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>If you\u2019d like to voice your concern to the supporters of this<br \/>\nbill: <\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Dean Urdahl (R), 651-296-4344, rep.dean.urdahl@house.mn<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Anderson (R), 651-296-4317, rep.paul.anderson@house.mn<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tony Cornish (R), 651-296-4240, rep.tony.cornish@house.mn<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Greg Davids (R), 651-296-9278, rep.greg.davids@house.mn<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob Dettmer (R), 651-296-4124, rep.bob.dettmer@house.mn<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rod Hamilton (R), 651-296-5373, rep.rod.hamilton@house.mn<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong> INFORMATION \/ TALKING POINTS<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>The bill also includes parallel provisions for \u201ccrop operation interference,\u201d<br \/>\n\u201ccrop operation tampering,\u201d and \u201ccrop operation fraud.\u201d <\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>All of this, of course, is part of a continued campaign by these<br \/>\ncorporations, and the politicians who represent them, to attack and silence<br \/>\ntheir opponents. Groups like Mercy For Animals, PETA, Compassion Over Killing,<br \/>\nand the Humane Society have repeatedly exposed systemic animal welfare<br \/>\nviolations in factory farms and other facilities. When people learn want goes on<br \/>\nin these facilities, and see for themselves, they change what they buy. It\u2019s a<br \/>\nserious and effective threat to corporate profits. <\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Not surprisingly, this bill includes provisions for civil recovery and<br \/>\nequitable relief, so that corporations can force activists to compensate them<br \/>\nfor any revenue lost due to the exposure of their violence. <\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><strong> Thank you for everything you do for animals!<\/strong><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.all-creatures.org\/alert\/alert-20110408-2.html\">Source<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong> <\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/afsdanimalposting\" target=\"_ blank\">AfSD\u2122(ADVOCATE FOR SAVING DOGS\u2122)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ADVOCATE.FOR.SAVING.DOGS\">Advocate for Saving Dogs\u2122 on Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong> <\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong>Please join me at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msplinks.com\/MDFodHRwOi8vYml0Lmx5L2FUUDhWVg==\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: maroon;font-size: medium\">Friendburst<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i56.tinypic.com\/ra3i8w.jpg\" alt=\"http:\/\/i56.tinypic.com\/ra3i8w.jpg\" width=\"210\" height=\"87\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/advocateforsavingdogs\/\" target=\"_ blank\">Advocate for Saving Dogs\u2122<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/Animal_Rights\/\/\" target=\"_ blank\">Animal Rights<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/WeAreAllConnected\/\" target=\"blank&quot;\">\u2665We\u2665Are\u2665All\u2665Connected\u2665<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/WolfWarrior\/\">Wolfen Warriors<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted By: AfSD\u2122(ADVOCATE FOR SAVING DOGS\u2122) Advocate for Saving Dogs\u2122 on Facebook Tell Minnesota Legislators Your Concerns About House File No. 1369 [Ed. Note: Read Minnesota Bill Targets Anyone Who Exposes an \u201cImage or Sound\u201d of Animal Suffering at Factory Farms, Puppy Mills for further details. 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