Extreme animal rights activist group Direct Action Everywhere has been busier than ever this year trying to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated challenges to the food supply to achieve its mission of “total animal liberation.” It’s incredibly disheartening to see them finish the year by stooping to a new low and impersonating…
Key animal rights activists including Animal Recovery Mission (ARM), ASPCA, Compassion Over Killing (now known as Animal Outlook), HSUS, Mercy for Animals, PETA, Direct Action Everywhere, and the Humane League.
Seafood on the agenda for animal rights activists Hannah Thompson-Weeman Vice President of Communications Animal Agriculture Alliance Animal rights and vegan activists have been aggressively targeting animal agriculture for years, launching coordinated campaigns against the beef, dairy, poultry, pork and egg industries. Unfortunately, it appears that seafood may be the next protein in the activist…
Speakers discuss strategies and tactics to create a “vegan world by 2026” The Animal Agriculture Alliance has released a report detailing the Animal Rights National Conference, which was held July 25 – 28 in Alexandria, Virginia. The event was organized by the Farm Animal Rights Movement and sponsored by Mercy for Animals, The Save…
Are the employees working on your farm there to help care for your animals? Do their goals align with your business? Unfortunately, it’s a common strategy for some animal rights activist organizations to have individuals go “undercover” on farms to record videos that can be taken out of context, stage scenes of animal mistreatment or…
Over the past several months, there have been leadership and structural changes at several animal rights activist organizations. The Animal Agriculture Alliance monitors these groups and helps protect the industry from activist attacks. It’s important for anyone in animal agriculture to stay informed so we can anticipate the activists’ future strategies and tactics to damage…
Alliance calls for increased attention to farm security October 24, 2016 – The Animal Agriculture Alliance is extremely alarmed by the recent actions of Direct Action Everywhere, a radical animal rights group. Last week, Direct Action Everywhere released video footage that it claims was obtained during “stealth visits” to a California egg farm. Activists entered…
HB 3799
Description:
Relating to the advertising and labeling of certain meat food products.
Status: Introduced 3/7/2019
Pending
HB 1081
Relating to a study regarding the prohibition of dairy farming in certain areas of the state
Description:
Would require the Texas Animal Health Commission to conduct a study regarding the current risk level for bovine tuberculosis in certain states determined by the Commission to be infected or at high risk for bovine tuberculosis. By 9/1/2014, the Commission must submit a report of the findings to the Department of Agriculture and others listed.
Status: Effective 6/14/2013
Passed
Pass Date: 6/14/2013
HB 1643
Description:
Would add a concentrated animal feeding operations to the list of facilities that drones are prohibited from flying over.
Status: Effective 9/1/17
Passed
Pass Date: 6/15/2017
HB 1819
Relating to liability for injuring a trespassing sheep or goat
Description:
Would make a person with a fence that is insufficient who kills or wounds a head of cattle, horse, goat or sheep liable to the owner of the animal for damages.
Status: Effective 9/1/2013
Passed
Pass Date: 6/14/2013
HB 334
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Livestock Care Standards Advisory Committee
Description:
Would establish a 16-member Texas Livestock Care Standards Advisory Committee. The committee would be required to research and develop standards governing livestock and poultry care, food safety, local food availability, food affordability, and best farm management practices for animal well-being.
Status: Introduced 11/19/2010; Died in Committee
Failed
SJR 22
Right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife amendment
Description:
Would amend Aricle 1, Section 34 of the Texas Constitution to include that people have the right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife, including the use of traditioal methods, subject to laws and regulations to conserve and manage wildlife and preserve the future of hunting and fishing. Would also state that hunting and fishing are preferred methods of managing and controlling wildlife.
Status: Enrolled 5/20/2015; Died in Chamber
Failed