Posts Tagged ‘Animal Rights’
Friday, February 19th, 2010
Dear Mr. Pacelle,
Your recent “urgent request for help” caught my attention. First I passed it off as another attempt to line your deep coffers with the goal of “raising $200,000 as a ‘counterpunch’ to one of our more persistent critics.” Then I rolled my eyes at hypocrisy of your description of Richard Berman and David Martosko as “shadowy flim-flam artists” and ”an unprincipled group that gleefully stands in the way of all efforts to help animals so long as someone pays them to do it.” Given the fact that the Humane Society of the United States runs campaigns that Mike Rowe’s website has pointed to as “unethical” and law students held up as a bad example of fundraising, your name-calling seemed a bit extreme. Read More »
Tags: Animal Rights, animal shelter, Farmer, Food, HSUS, Humane Society, hunters, Mike Rowe, MPK, pet owners, pets, sportsmen, Wayne Pacelle, Yellow Tail, YellowFail
Posted in Advocacy, Agriculture, Animal Rights, Farmer, Food, Social Media | 81 Comments »
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
As Americans sit down to the gluttonous feast known as Thanksgiving, I hope that you’ll reflect on your plate before it’s loaded with food. Look closely and you may even see reflections of the faces behind your food. The people engaged in the 1.5% of the U.S. population raising food deserve gratitude as we celebrate the heritage of our country. While most Americans have lost sight of our agrarian roots, I believe it’s only fitting to say thank you to each person who grows enough to feed 155 people. Read More »
Tags: Advocacy, Agriculture, Animal Rights, Dairy, farm, Farmer, Farming, Food
Posted in Advocacy, Agriculture, Animal Rights, Dairy, Farmer, Farming, Food | 4 Comments »
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
It’s rare I’ll give a shout out to Buckeyes, given my green and white Spartan blood. However, Election Day 2009 calls for a rallying cry for every Ohio resident who cares about agriculture, the rural economy, freedom of business choice, scienced-based information or maintaining low food prices. My thoughts – live and unedited - about why Issue 2 deserves your YES vote. Read More »
Tags: Animal Care, Animal Rights, animal welfare, consumers, Farmer, Food, HSUS, Issue 2, MPK, Ohio
Posted in Advocacy, Agriculture, Animal Rights, Farmer, Farming, Food | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Do you believe your farm and food choices are being limited? Some activists raise a lot of money to remove choices at both ends of the food chain.
Choice. It’s fundamental to citizens of developed countries, yet increasingly taken for granted – and threatened. I learned the real value of choice while working with Ukrainians after the communist regime, learning about the control of Egyptian government and seeing the unimaginable poverty of millions in South African squatter camps. When free will is removed from a society and people are collectively forced to bend to the will of “leaders” – choice is no longer an option. Read More »
Tags: Agriculture, Animal Rights, biotechnology, consumer, farm, Food, freedom, organic
Posted in Advocacy, Agriculture, Consumer Trust, Farming | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Eight years ago, I opened up my own shop and became a “professional speaker.” I left the stability of a good salary (at least in the eyes of a farmer’s daughter), a corporate office team and the opportunity to hob knob with senior managers across the agrifood business. It was exciting, yet terrifying. In retrospect, becoming an entrepeneur was one of the most rewarding decisions I’ve made – and gave credence to my life standard “no risk, no reward.” Read More »
Tags: Agriculture, agrifood, Animal Rights, business, entrepreneur, farm, Michele Payn-Knoper, professional speaker, transparency
Posted in Advocacy, Agriculture, Consumer Trust, Farmer, Farming, Food, Social Media | 17 Comments »
