Tag: animal wellbeing
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Practical People = Practical Solutions
While waiting to pick up cow manure at the Royal Melbourne Show yesterday, I was reading the newspaper. I ran across an article about farmers being upset with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for taking a more extreme stand on recent animal welfare issues in Australia. In the past, RSCPA…
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MFA – Report Animal Cruelty ASAP not ASACP
ASACP meaning – as soon as conveniently possible. Yet another animal cruelty video has been released by Mercy For Animals (MFA). Again, I am outraged at the treatment of the pigs in this video and there is absolutely no excuse for this type of treatment. I feel the need to draw attention to some key points that…
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$40 Million Dollars Has Vanished
Now that I have your attention…. Have you ever had the opportunity to sell your ranch for $40 million and then, overnight, that opportunity is gone, kaput, vanished? Cattle producers in Australia’s Northern Territory know exactly what it feels like in light of the recent export ban resulting from a video of cattle being severely…
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E6 Ranch Suffers the Consequences
Whether you care to admit it or not, we’re all probably at least a little bit happy about this news update. Regardless of who committed the cruel acts at E6 Ranch, someone needed to be charged and punished for the inexecusable acts. About two weeks ago (yes, I am this far behind on my blogging) Dairy Herd Network’s…
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Scientists Care Too
I recently read an article titled, “In Animal Testing Debate, Fur Still Flies.” It addresses the treatment and welfare of laboratory animals like rats, monkeys, guinea pigs, dogs and many more species. Many people are opposed to animal testing because not all animals fall under animal testing policies and being a ‘guinea pig’ (pardon the…