Tag: advocacy
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Self-regulation is the best kind
Animal welfare is the hot topic for probably the next decade and following with the times, producers and packers alike are trying to meet standards and fend off the next big attack from HSUS, PETA and the likes. The AMI (American Meat Institute) and UEP (United Egg Producers) have made a giant step in the right…
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Importance of Science in Advocacy
Today everybody thinks they’re an expert on greenhouse gas emissions, slaughtering practices and production processes. There is a ton of information out there – some true, some not. It’s hard for consumers and producers alike to sift through the information and differentiate between fact and fiction. That’s why it’s important for researchers to continue conducting…
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I’m fed up with it!
To those of you who are fellow Wildcats, I’m sure you’re aware of a certain journalist for the Collegian who has a reputation for writing biased, unfounded articles that are often anti-ag. There is a significant lack of research done before she writes her commentaries and she has backed out of a tour of the…
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Science needs to outweigh slander
Meat is not to blame for obesity. You know this, I know this. But there are a ton of vegetarians, vegans, anti-ag activists, etc. proclaiming that if we quit eating meat our obesity problems will end. Bologna. Take a look at all the fats, preservatives and processed food products in our diets. One of those ‘heat and eat’ meals…