Arizona farmers, Humane Society at odds over animal rights
I'm so glad to see the Arizona Farmers Bureau fighting back against the Humane Society of America. I love the quote:
"No right-thinking person abuses animals, but we (farmers) haven't kept pace with people who have an agenda," said Joe Sigg, director of government relations for the Arizona Farm Bureau. "Cows and pigs are not our pets; we eat them."
Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2011/01/27/20110127arizona-farmers-animal-rights-fight-with-humane-society.html#ixzz1CGlhN2nm
Thursday, January 27, 2011
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We belong to the farm bureau. And I am not proud of it. It is an organizaton that claims to be for the small family farmer. That is not true, at least in Wyoming and at the national level. They are very much for the status quo and for "big ag". It makes me feel a little guilty, but we belong because we got the best insurance rates from them.
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