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New animal rights terror law
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Nov 29, 2006 06:25pm |
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| Media | News Service - United Press International |
| News Date | Thursday, November 30, 2006 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A new law that comes into force this week gives federal authorities expanded powers to prosecute animal rights militants -- as the State Department is warning that their activities eclipse terrorism as a day-to-day security problem for U.S. companies in Western Europe.
Bush signed S 3880, the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, without fanfare at the White House Monday morning, before flying to the Baltic for a NATO summit.
The bill is designed to make it easier for the FBI and Justice Department to wire-tap and prosecute animal rights extremists who mount campaigns of low-level criminal harassment against animal researchers both in the commercial and educational sectors. |
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