TIL the fine was that high to begin with. Really terrible article to read, but I couldn't help but lol at the "animal activists" in place of "animal rights activist".
Bio security is disingenuous as animal agriculture is not sanitary and increases risk for pandemics
It should be called the Victorian Biohazard Bill, but it just doesn't portray us as biosecurity terrorists as much
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