Will Potter

Huffington Post: “What is Big Ag Trying to Hide?”

The Huffington Post just published my op-ed on new bills being considered to criminalize undercover investigators, and punish anyone who exposes what goes on at factory farms. Here’s an excerpt: Undercover investigations by the Humane Society, Mercy for Animals and other groups have exposed systemic animal cruelty at factory farms. The video footage has led […]

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Flashpoints Radio Interview on Earth Day and Corporations Labeling Activists “Eco-terrorists”

I was on Pacifica radio’s Flashpoints last night talking about Earth Day, my new book, and corporate campaigns to silence dissent by labeling activists as “eco-terrorists.” I think it was a great discussion, and an introduction to how, as everyone is “going green,” the environmental movement is increasingly under attack. Listen below (my section starts […]

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EU Terrorism Report Warns of Animal Rights Activists Who Create Undercover Videos

The latest report on international terrorism by EUROPOL describes animal right activists and environmentalists as “terrorists,” and warns that their tactics include undercover investigations and “images of sick and abused animals.” The EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report began in the wake of September 11th, and gathers terrorism intelligence from all European Union member states […]

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VegNews Article on the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, “The Price of Free Speech”

The new issue of VegNews has an article I wrote about the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, and the AETA4, called “The Price of Free Speech.” I hope you’ll take a look and let me know what you think! VegNews is widely available at bookstores and places like Whole Foods, and I think it’s wonderful that […]

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Book Release Party This Saturday at 826DC!

Hey everyone! Just a reminder about this weekend. The kind folks at 826DC (the fantastic literacy group started by author Dave Eggers) have opened up their space for a book release party. Sticky Fingers is catering, there’ll be a couple guest speakers, Matt Gauck created a limited run of signed screenprints just for the event, […]

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The Birth of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, and the Arrest of the SHAC 7

The latest issue of Bite Back magazine includes an excerpt from my new book. The excerpt takes place on the day of the SHAC 7 arrests, and also looks at the campaigns against Consort Beagle Breeders, Shamrock Farms, and the rise of Stop Huntington Animal Cruelty. You can download the excerpt here (1M, .pdf). But […]

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Florida Senator Says Undercover Videos Exposing Factory Farms are “Terrorism”

Iowa, Florida, and Minnesota are all considering bills that single out animal and environmental activists who investigate cruelty and pollution at factory farms. Now, one Florida senator is going even further, and saying that these undercover investigations are “terrorism.” As I wrote recently in this article about the bills targeting investigators and whistleblowers, groups like […]

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Lead ELF Informant Jake Ferguson Arrested on Drug Charges

The government’s roundup of environmental activists in “Operation Backfire” was only possible because the lead arsonist, Jacob Ferguson, had agreed to wear a wire, travel the country, and prod his friends into talking about the crimes with the Earth Liberation Front. The government has repeatedly called Ferguson a “hero.” U.S. Attorney Kirk Engdall has said […]

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ALF Prisoner Walter Bond Being Held in Solitary, as Part of a “Security Threat Group”

Walter Bond set fire to the Sheepskin Factory in Colorado in the name of the Animal Liberation Front, and was sentenced to five years in prison. He is awaiting trial for two other arsons, in Utah, and is being held in solitary confinement: locked down for 23 hours a day during the week, and 24 […]

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Minnesota Bill Targets Anyone Who Exposes an “Image or Sound” of Animal Suffering at Factory Farms, Puppy Mills

New legislation proposed in Minnesota attempts to crack down on activists who have exposed repeated animal welfare violations. Among its provisions, the bill targets anyone who documents an “image or sound” of animal suffering in a sweeping list of “animal facilities,” including factory farms, animal experimentation labs, and puppy mills. But House File No. 1369 […]

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