Scrap Proposed Agricultural Gag Laws in Australia and Prioritise Animal Welfare Instead

Farm animals have a right to be treated with dignity and respect. The animal farming industries need to be held accountable for their actions. The proposed Biosecurity Bill laws serve only to shield the commercial interests of intensive farming operations and to stifle transparency about factory farming and illegal animal cruelty. The Proposed Biosecurity Bill suppresses the public’s right to question the status quo, and poses a serious threat to the animal protection movement, consumer's rights, free political communication and the ability of all civil groups to engage in legitimate political debate.