Michelle Disney: Veto ‘ag-gag’ bill

Gov. Pat McCrory has the opportunity to create a positive political legacy with his pen if he vetoes House Bill 405. He has the opportunity to be a champion of the most helpless members of society: young children, the elderly and animals.

The bill on his desk, commonly labeled an “ag-gag” bill, would punish the person(s) who expose criminal acts of cruelty, not the business that commits it.

The governor has a choice. He can take action and veto the bill, or he can sign it into law and be forever remembered as a politician who turned his back on the protection of the most vulnerable and powerless in our society in exchange for perceived political gain.

This story was originally published May 27, 2015 at 5:09 PM with the headline "Michelle Disney: Veto ‘ag-gag’ bill."