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Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act

The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act is a law that was made to protect businesses and people who work with animals from harm. This law says that if someone does something that is meant to hurt or scare people who work with animals or animals themselves, they could get in trouble with the law.

For example, if someone puts poison in a farmer's animal feed in order to make the animals sick, they could be breaking this law. Or if someone threatened a research scientist who studies animals, they could also be breaking this law because they are trying to stop the scientist's work with animals.

The law is called the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act because it is meant to prevent people from using violence or fear to intimidate those who work with animals. It is important for people to treat animals and the people who work with them with kindness and respect.