Animal Air interviews Tom Colvin, Animal Rescue League of Iowa
Topic: Proposed Iowa law to ban undercover videos of animal abuse
As Iowa legislators consider House File 589, a bill that could make it a criminal act to take video or photographs of abuse and cruelty at farms and other animal facilities, Animal Air reporter Katerina Lorenzatos Makris talks with Tom Colvin, executive director of Animal Rescue League of Iowa and president of the Iowa Federation of Humane Societies.
- TOM COLVIN - PART ONE -
Tom Colvin discusses:
Iowa House File 589 and what it may or may not do.
Why it might prohibit gathering images of animal abuse not only at commercial farming facilities but also at puppy mills.
The current status of the bill and a companion bill that is simultaneously moving through the Iowa Senate.
- TOM COLVIN - PART TWO -
Colvin discusses:
His main concerns about the bill
Why it’s important that undercover video and photography remain legal
Part Two continued...
- TOM COLVIN - PART THREE
Colvin discusses:
How contacting Iowa lawmakers on this issue can make a difference
The possibility of freedom of speech issues involved in HF 589
Supporters and opponents of the bill
- TOM COLVIN - PART FOUR -
Colvin discusses:
Predictions on the bill’s chances of passing
His
view that undercover video and photography not only expose illegal
abuses, but also brings to light the reality of “accepted animal
husbandry practices” – the truth about how animals may be treated even
within the law
