Tag: animal welfare
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Happy Dance for Horseslaughter
In case you missed this monumental piece of news over the weekend: via That’s right – the USDA is finally approving inspectors for horse slaughter which means the plant in Roswell, New Mexico is full-speed ahead! Furthermore, plants in Iowa and Missouri could be approved in the near future. This is great news! I’m so…
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If Americans Weren’t So Spoiled, We’d Appreciate Horse Meat
image from here We’re spoiled. You’re spoiled. I’m spoiled – Americans in general are spoiled. No, this isn’t a political rant. Those things don’t belong on a blog and frankly, there are few very bloggers who are actually qualified to rage against “the man” without looking stupid. Americans are spoiled by our endless food…
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California Bill 343 – Turn That Video In Pronto!
Hey folks, I just read this article about a bill in California. Not a GMO bill. Not a gestation crate bill. A bill about videoing livestock. Photo courtesy awesome blogger and cattle gal Meg Brown The bill is California Assembly Bill 343 and it forces those who video animal mistreatment a mere 48 hours to…
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Get Ready – Here Comes Horse Slaughter!
Here – you can listen to this while you read this. A little pep in your step. It seems that horse-slaughter starting up in the U.S. is not as far off as it may have seemed. Valley Meat Company in Roswell, New Mexico may only be weeks away from accepting horses for slaughter. The plant…
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Chipotle: That’s Not Natural
Chipotle appears on my blog often – the burrito giant often brags about sourcing naturally raised meats while condemning conventional agriculture and even goes to such lengths to produce anti-conventional agriculture videos that are glaringly inaccurate, which makes them a high priority on the list of blog topics. Which is why this photo I saw…