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AS COVID RAGED across northern California in March 2020, a pair of farm industry groups were worried about a different threat: animal rights activists.

Citing an FBI memo warning that activists trespassing on factory farms could spread a viral bird disease, the groups wrote a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom to argue that their longtime antagonists were more than a nuisance. They were potentially terrorists threatening the entire food chain.

“The safety of our food supply has never been more critical, and we must work together to prevent these clear threats of domestic terrorism from being realized,” the groups wrote.

A coalition of transparency and animal rights groups on Monday released that letter, along with a cache of government documents, to highlight the tight links between law enforcement and agriculture industry groups.

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[–] WarlockLawyer@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

Well yeah. Their goals could disrupt big business and force people to question themselves. Whereas if al queda does something that's just more money for the military industrial complex. And a few more justification to repress civilians.

[–] jasoman@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

To be fair, PETA is a terrorist organization, but they probably paid off the administration already.