Anxieties are rising.

Welcome to rising anxieties.

This is where we unpack what animal ag is worried about.

Unfortunately, we also sometimes end up unpacking a lot of what we're worried about as well.

And, you know, there's a lot about animal ag to worry us all.

Our first story is actually what Canadians should be worrying about.

This article is from Canada.

Canadian farms at risk from animal activism.

This is from the Manitoba cooperator by Miranda Labron. A legal expert warns that

growing animal rights activism is creating complex challenges for Canadian livestock farmers. This is

basically based on a talk by one Melanie Power, who's a lawyer, who obviously would like to be representing more animal ag businesses.

So the article points out that Canadian farms are facing increasing legal and financial risks.

Yeah, I bet they are from animal rights activists using tactics that range from undercover surveillance to mass trespassing.

Okay. And then there's a summary here at the beginning of the article describing why it matters.

I mean, I guess why you should be reading this article, why it's important. I'm just going to quote from it.

Canada has seen, well, it says Canada has seen been, but I think it means important. I'm just going to quote from it. Canada has seen, well, it says Canada has

seen been, but I think it means Canada has seen several high-profile cases of animal welfare

and rights activists. Interesting that they separate those. Coming into Barnes without farmer

permission, making welfare complaints to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency,

publicly accusing farms of cruelty or pursuing legal action against farms.

I mean, that's basically the point of this article that activists who care about animals are pursuing legal routes to try to uncover what's going on.

Oh my God. How dare they? It points out that the number of animal cruelty investigation

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