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Tue Mar 17, 2009 at 17:30:00 PM PDT
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I'm horrified. And I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that I don't think anyone - no matter how carnivorous - wants their meat treated in such a cruel manner before it reaches their plate. I don't think this is a case of PETA vs. meat eaters. I think this is everyone vs. factory farms.
I'm specifically referring to the HBO special aired last night, Death on a Factory Farm. I believe it will be replayed, and you can see several clips from it here.
Below, I've included my own opinions and those of several others who wrote about Death on a Factory Farm.
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Sun Mar 15, 2009 at 08:00:00 AM PDT
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Check out the New York Times article about two Californias:
"Those Hollywood types don't have any idea what's going on out here on the farms," said Mr. Rogers, a retired dairyman from Visalia, the county seat in a Central Valley region where cows far outnumber people...
"They think fish are more important than people, that pigs are treated mean and chickens should run loose," said Mr. Rogers... "City people just don't know what it takes to get food on their table."
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Mon Mar 02, 2009 at 19:54:36 PM PST
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In this weekley series we have been discussing the benefits of a vegetarian diet including; health, the environment, animal rights, global food crisis and frugal living.
I was inspired to create this series by ex-beatle and veggie advocate Paul McCartney(Macca) who partnered with the health campaign Meatless Monday to promote less consumption of meat.
Today I have a some surprise news for you as I was contacted by the new editor of Meatless Monday and we are discussing some cross collaboration and promotion. So look for that in the future and look on the Meatless Monday site for mention of Macca's Meatless Monday.
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Sun Jan 25, 2009 at 11:32:33 AM PST
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( - promoted by Jill Richardson)
Hello La Vida Locavore!!
Human and agricultural interests are in conflict with marine environmental and fisheries in the war for water in California. Dave Bitts from the SF Chronicle has a story on 1/22/09 called To save salmon, stop subsidizing toxic farming In this piece he discusses how agribusiness is draining billions of gallons a year from salmon tributaries to arid farmland.
To bring back salmon and other native fish, we must stop depleting the delta by sending millions of acre feet of water each year to the western San Joaquin Valley, where corporate megafarms pay pennies for taxpayer-subsidized water to irrigate cotton and other thirsty crops on arid lands with toxic soil. The biggest of these farms are in the Westlands Water District, long the most powerful player in the state's water politics.
Part of Dave's plan was already enacted when a superior court judge in 2007 recognized the interests of the Delta Smelt and shut down part of the California State Water Project.
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Tue Oct 28, 2008 at 13:56:58 PM PDT
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By now, everyone should know that "Yes on Prop 2" is the right way to vote. Oprah said so. If that didn't convince you, what do you need - a burning bush telling you to vote yes? Of course, that doesn't mean the opposition forces aren't doing their best to defeat the measure. They want you to think that animal cruelty is for the good of human health. What???
To get the true facts, check out this fantastic article on Prop 2:
The most authoritative word on food-borne infection risk and egg production systems comes from a European Union-wide survey. More than 30,000 samples from more than 5,000 egg operations across two dozen countries were taken to measure the public health impact of removing hens from cages. Without exception, for every subtype of Salmonella reported and every type of production system examined, there was significantly lower risk of Salmonella infection in cage-free egg production.
The article also reveals that the "doctor" in the No on Prop 2 TV commercials is actually a member of the Demler family of Demler Enterprises and Demler Egg Ranch. Together, they have given $436,603 to the No on 2 campaign.
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Sun Oct 12, 2008 at 14:57:40 PM PDT
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The Humane Society spent a lot of time and money getting Prop 2 on the CA ballot this November. The proposition - if it passes - will ban gestation crates for hogs, veal crates, and the tiny cages laying hens live in. I just mailed in my absentee ballot (I voted for That One, by the way! Now I need a T-shirt that says that) and I voted Yes on Prop 2. But I've met some vegan animal rights activists who are voting NO.
Why would an animal rights activist vote against animal rights? In this case, it's a protest vote. It's a protest of the investment of dollars, hours, and effort in a ballot initiative that does not go far enough by miles. And it's true - the fact that it's still OK to run factory farms even after this initiative passes (if it does) is outrageous.
For an animal rights group like the Humane Society, a half-assed measure like this is pathetic. But I'm still voting yes. A yes vote on 2 may leave many cows in miserable conditions but at least it will marginally help a few sows, calves, and hens. And November 5 we'll have to wake up and start fighting the next fight.
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Thu Aug 14, 2008 at 10:00:00 AM PDT
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A very exciting Unanimous Decision of New Jersey Supreme Court Results in Precedent-Setting Victory for Farm Animals.
In this monumental case, the Court ruled that factory farming practices cannot be considered humane simply because they are widely used, setting a legal precedent for further actions to end the most egregious abuses on factory farms throughout the U.S.
The Court also rejected the practice of tail-docking cattle, and the manner in which the NJDA had provided for farm animals to be mutilated without anesthesia.
The rest of the article details more practices routinely done (OFTEN WITHOUT ANESTHESIA), such as de-beaking, de-toeing, and castration. At a minimum, it seems likely that factory farms will have to give the animals anesthesia or painkiller of some sort when they do these things. Unfortunately, this decision did NOT address farrowing crates, veal crates, or transportation of downer cows. And I'm sure nobody will be surprised to learn that the EU is ahead of us on ruling out many of these practices.
You can find more info at NJfarms.org.
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