I wanted to share this release by Drover’s Magazine because I think they do a good job at defining the difference between HSUS and PETA. By Drovers news source | Wednesday, March 17, 2010 The livestock industry is getting attacked left and right by animal-rightists. David Martosko, director of research for the Center for Consumer […]
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All roads lead to HSUS: The case of the Michigan Meatout Day
All roads of destroying animal agriculture lead to…you guessed it: the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). Even in the most recent case of the Michigan Meatout Day that so many people are hearing about during National Agriculture Week, this week. A fellow constituent called an individual in the Department of Agriculture in Michigan […]
HSUS Corporate Sponsors
I discovered a list of the corporate sponsors that the Humane Society of America (HSUS) has endorsed in supporting their cause. Here is the list: AuthentEscapesTravel agencyBank of AmericaHSUS credit card and checking programsBB&TFund for Animals credit card Buffalo ExchangeApparel retailerCarivintâs WinerySeveral wine clubs featuring animal label artCharity PartnersEvent ticket salesCheeky Monkey JewelryJewelry from reclaimed […]
Part II: Antibiotics in the Media
I wanted to share with you the second news report by Katie Couric last night on CBS. Please take 6 minutes to watch this so we can be prepared to defend our industry. Watch CBS News Videos Online I also want to share with you a great post by AgrOpinion.com’s Jody Donahue, “We’re Not on […]
Antibiotics in the media
Most of you probably hear about CBS’s Katie Couric program on Antibiotic Use in livestock. Here is Dairy Herd News’ article: Katie Couric’s 3-minute ‘factory farm’ barrage The fact that she used the term “factory farm” or “factory farming” five times in a three-minute period probably showed her bias. CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric […]
Once a farm girl, now a city girl; an agvocate
After encouraging one of my best friends to read the website and responses that Michael Pollan was going to be on Oprah, I got this response in an email, “I don’t know how you write such calm and composed notes on these message boards. The other comments are so ridiculous and unfounded it makes me […]
Agvocate; Video comments support ag industry
Agvocate: the term of effectively communicating to the public the importance of agriculture contributing to our economy and the environment. May it be a dairy farmer who blogs about how he is treating his milk cows humanely, or a corn farmer tweeting about how his GM crops are safe, or even an extension agent talking […]
Conversing with a vegan/atheist on animal welfare
When I got to work this morning and opened up my TweetDeck (aka where I view and send tweets on Twitter), I read this quote put out by another tweep (aka person on Twitter): “If U eat meat, please answer this question: why do U have ANY concern about the welfare of what U are […]
The Truth about Modern Pork Production
This video, called, “The Truth about Pork Production” is the best video I’ve seen that accurately, simply and plainly explains how modern pork producers raise their pigs. The family farmer in this video, Chris Chinn, takes the viewer inside her family hog barns and explains what gestation crates are and why they are important, the […]
Animal welfare happens… even in the cold
I was home in Colorado this past week when the blizzard hit. Blizzards in Colorado aren’t uncommon; usually they contain very little snow, but a bitter, cold, gusty wind. This one, however, it was lots of snow, and that bitter wind. When most of us want to stay curled up inside by the fire, or […]
