Under a bill being considered in the Republican-dominated Minnesota House and Senate, would make it a gross misdemeanor (and a felony for a second offense) to photograph or videotape animal abuse in fanctory farms, puppy mills, or any other agricultural operation. The bill is being pushed by big agribusiness interests, who would rather hide their actions from the public eye instead of cleaning up their act. Respectable, humane farms (of which there are plenty of in Minnesota) have nothing to fear from undercover videos taken of their operations. This bill simply gives giant factory farms the go-ahead to commit all kinds of abuses with impunity: which is not only morally reprehensible, but also a violation of the First Amendment. Tell the Minnesota State Legislature that those who abuse animals are the ones that should be punished, not those who expose the cruelty.