Animal Agriculture Alliance president to be featured in upcoming National Geographic series “Inside: Secret America”

Animal Agriculture Alliance’s President and CEO Kay Johnson Smith will be featured in a new National Geographic Channel series, “Inside: Secret America.” Johnson Smith will appear in a segment captioned, “Animal Undercover,” on July 31, 2013. The Alliance was approached in late February by series producers and investigative journalists Mariana van Zeller and Darren Foster about a segment focusing on the animal rights movement, undercover videos and farm protection, or so-termed “ag gag,” legislation. The producers indicated they were initially drawn to this topic because of the deceptive and sometimes extreme tactics employed by activist groups. Johnson Smith sat down with van Zeller and discussed the real motivations behind the animal rights movement and the truth about undercover videos. Read More