In this self centered era everything will be called into question, because consciousness is being raised. I’m for abolition of all factory farms and think it is possible and may happen more quickly than we think. What we do to “the least of these” the animals we do to ourselves. Let’s Wake Up!!
The system is broken. It's designed to police itself with government protection. RSPCA has rendered itself beyond useless. It is corrupt to the core. We have to apply pressure from every angle to cancel Animal AG. Be relentless. Please tweet and tag newsmedia and lawmakers. We have to expose the government funding to these hellholes like RSPCA.
the animal industry is not transparent. they get away with the most horrific crimes against animals. We should all send this article to every media organization and reporter we can. the world needs to know about this.
Even when there are laws in place to protect factory farm animals from suffering and abuse, the woeful lack of adequate oversight and enforcement by the governing agencies makes them ineffectual. Is there any recourse other than filing petitions with the courts for a local prosecutor to be appointed, and hoping against hope they will respond and assign a nonpartisan one to investigate?
The best hope is for us to build a political movement. The more pressure we put, the more likely it is that animals will actually be protected, rather than tortured.
It’s pretty clear that the certification fee paid by the English meat producers is in reality a fee to avoid oversight. Lots of false fronts in the animal rights and environmental activism businesses!
Too bad but money rules. Being a former board member of a quasi-public humane society
I’m convinced that the ONLY effective way to make a real impact is to show the public the brutality that exists in the factory farming and animal rescue business. At the Peninsula Humane Society in Northern California our people actually took out newspaper advertisements and showed barrels of euthanized animals. Given a then terrific staff and the support of the likes of Grace Slick and a very committed elected official and one particular lady who was a public prosecutor…PHS rocked the animal rights world. This is verifiably true and should and can be expanded upon! Jim Gatten
But what is not complicated is the melding together of the animal rights,environmental and climate change businesses. And make no mistake that in the overall they have become very big businesses which are often confused by donors as being related. Somewhere between the free t-shirts and enormous salaries the progress in,I believe, animal rights is being dramatically slowed.
The solution is not real clear to me but a good starting point is to look at the revenue and executive salaries of big players in just animal rights/rescue/humane businesses.
Over the years I have seen first hand jealously,”not invented here” and many other things get in the way of potentially big strides in the movement.
For now these comments should be the basis of an on-line conversation. If not I have been involved,benevolent and frustrated for years. So, I won't surprised.
If the RSPCA wants to assure the public that it forbids factory farming and that their “assured humane” seal of approval meets public criteria, it needs to be completely transparent and let the people decide for themselves whether what they are viewing looks “humane.”
Although non-employee whistleblowers are deemed a “biosecurity” risk, it has been well-documented via video footage that they often exceed the sanitation standards of most workers.
This is a problem that extends beyond the UK to the States and Canada. As an example, The BCSPCA cannot enforce animal cruelty laws. See the discussion of workers, owners and even veterinarians during “barn” operations of the Excelsior Hog Farm in The Excelsior 4 (Abbotsford, British Columbia) trial.
I wonder what other method of raising an animal for food than factory farms on a planet of 8 billion people, aiming for 10 billion by mid-century. the "majority of the public already supports dramatic changes to protect farm animals, including an outright ban on factory farms and slaughterhouses," does support. I read an article recently that said to sustain the current consumption patterns of humanity would require the resources of 1.7 Earth's to produce. .
In this self centered era everything will be called into question, because consciousness is being raised. I’m for abolition of all factory farms and think it is possible and may happen more quickly than we think. What we do to “the least of these” the animals we do to ourselves. Let’s Wake Up!!
The system is broken. It's designed to police itself with government protection. RSPCA has rendered itself beyond useless. It is corrupt to the core. We have to apply pressure from every angle to cancel Animal AG. Be relentless. Please tweet and tag newsmedia and lawmakers. We have to expose the government funding to these hellholes like RSPCA.
the animal industry is not transparent. they get away with the most horrific crimes against animals. We should all send this article to every media organization and reporter we can. the world needs to know about this.
Please do!
Even when there are laws in place to protect factory farm animals from suffering and abuse, the woeful lack of adequate oversight and enforcement by the governing agencies makes them ineffectual. Is there any recourse other than filing petitions with the courts for a local prosecutor to be appointed, and hoping against hope they will respond and assign a nonpartisan one to investigate?
The best hope is for us to build a political movement. The more pressure we put, the more likely it is that animals will actually be protected, rather than tortured.
It’s pretty clear that the certification fee paid by the English meat producers is in reality a fee to avoid oversight. Lots of false fronts in the animal rights and environmental activism businesses!
Too bad but money rules. Being a former board member of a quasi-public humane society
I’m convinced that the ONLY effective way to make a real impact is to show the public the brutality that exists in the factory farming and animal rescue business. At the Peninsula Humane Society in Northern California our people actually took out newspaper advertisements and showed barrels of euthanized animals. Given a then terrific staff and the support of the likes of Grace Slick and a very committed elected official and one particular lady who was a public prosecutor…PHS rocked the animal rights world. This is verifiably true and should and can be expanded upon! Jim Gatten
It's complicated, but the incentives by the fees are not helpful. We need better approaches.
You said it is complicated…it is!
But what is not complicated is the melding together of the animal rights,environmental and climate change businesses. And make no mistake that in the overall they have become very big businesses which are often confused by donors as being related. Somewhere between the free t-shirts and enormous salaries the progress in,I believe, animal rights is being dramatically slowed.
The solution is not real clear to me but a good starting point is to look at the revenue and executive salaries of big players in just animal rights/rescue/humane businesses.
Over the years I have seen first hand jealously,”not invented here” and many other things get in the way of potentially big strides in the movement.
For now these comments should be the basis of an on-line conversation. If not I have been involved,benevolent and frustrated for years. So, I won't surprised.
Jim Gatten
I dream about the day when factory farms are banned and the animals can finally have peace.
If the RSPCA wants to assure the public that it forbids factory farming and that their “assured humane” seal of approval meets public criteria, it needs to be completely transparent and let the people decide for themselves whether what they are viewing looks “humane.”
Although non-employee whistleblowers are deemed a “biosecurity” risk, it has been well-documented via video footage that they often exceed the sanitation standards of most workers.
This is a problem that extends beyond the UK to the States and Canada. As an example, The BCSPCA cannot enforce animal cruelty laws. See the discussion of workers, owners and even veterinarians during “barn” operations of the Excelsior Hog Farm in The Excelsior 4 (Abbotsford, British Columbia) trial.
Agreed. Transparency is crucial.
Hello Wayne,
My wife Susan and I contribute to DxE and admire your work!
Almira like you appears to be a game changer. Sometime ago we were PETA supporters but
PETA became too political and from our view lost a bit focus. Also it seems that Ingrid has stepped back.
Keep up the good work and perhaps we’ll meet sometime.
My best, Jim Gatten
I'd love to meet, Jim. Thanks for the support.
This is not an easy story to read, but I am not appologising!
Free to read
https://abforbes.substack.com/p/has-our-cruelty-gone-too-far?r=yn8c0
I wonder what other method of raising an animal for food than factory farms on a planet of 8 billion people, aiming for 10 billion by mid-century. the "majority of the public already supports dramatic changes to protect farm animals, including an outright ban on factory farms and slaughterhouses," does support. I read an article recently that said to sustain the current consumption patterns of humanity would require the resources of 1.7 Earth's to produce. .
The Ignorant are a sad lot. They all know they just turn a blind eye😒