Call for tougher trespass laws after animal rights activists march on property
The Federal Agriculture Minister and cattle industry leaders say police need greater powers to stop animal rights activists from trespassing on farms, after more than 100 activists stormed a feedlot in Southern Queensland over the weekend.Trespass laws offered no more than"slaps on the wrist" to animal activists, the Minister said
The activists arrived en masse at the Lemontree Feedlot near Millmerran, west of Toowoomba on Saturday, and walked onto the land despite the property owner's objections, taking photos and drone vision of cattle. "We understand that some of the images, or images of deceased cattle are distressing for members of the community," Australian Lot Feeders Association president Bryce Camm said.
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