“Beef’s Raw Edges”: a series of 16 stories that ran over three-consecutive days recently in the Kansas City Star. This series raised plenty of serious issues including beef safety, nutrition, the use of antibiotics and growth promotants and the environmental impact of feedyards. These issues are all important to their readers – however they have […]
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Vets Recognize Animal ‘Welfare’ in Oath
An article in the Daily Yonder, caught my attention when it stated, “Veterinarians now must take an oath that they will attempt to prevent “animal suffering”.” In the article, found here, it talks about the rising battle between the nation’s agriculture sector and animal rights activists, and how common livestock production practices — in particular, large […]
Quotes from Oprah tell the story
Well the slam on modern agriculture wasn’t as bad as I expected from Oprah’s show today featuring Michael Pollan, Kathy Freston and Nicole Johnson-Hoffman, Manager of Cargill’s Fort Morgan Plant. First, I think it is great that Cargill opened their slaughterhouse doors to allow viewers to see how the beef animals are processed. They showed the […]
