The hot-button issue surfaced in the waning days of the legislative session and pits environment and animal rights groups against farmers and agribusiness.
On one side are activists who surreptitiously record how animals are raised or slaughtered. On the other, owners who don't want what they see as interference.
The activists maintain their actions are protected under the First Amendment. Farmers counter the acts represent an invasion of privacy intentionally designed to damage their industry. (more)
