Abolish the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA)

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The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) threatens free speech as part of a larger effort by corporate interests to use the terrorism label to constrain social activism. The Center for Constitutional Rights, in partnership with the Civil Liberties Defense Center and grassroots activists around the country, has launched the Coalition to Abolish the AETA to put an end to this repressive legislation and protect your right to dissent.

Learn more at the Coalition to Abolish the AETA's website.

In November 2006, Congress passed and the President signed into law the AETA. Proponents of the bill, including animal-exploiting industry groups, corporations and the politicians that represent them, pushed for the passage of AETA ostensibly to crack down on violent animal and environmental rights extremists—even though there has not been a single death caused by anyone involved in an animal or environmental action. The bill criminalizes legal, constitutionally-protected activity in order to silence political dissent targeting animal/natural resource-abusing industries.

Click here for 10 things you can do to abolish the AETA.

Join the Coalition to Abolish the AETA:
Join us in building a national grassroots mobilization to demand the AETA be repealed and deemed unconstitutional. With your participation, we hope this Coalition can be a way to more strategically coordinate grassroots outreach and action, legislative advocacy, and media attention to more effectively reverse this erosion of rights.

Click here to join the Coalition now.