How do we, living outside of the USA, add our voice to your protest? Stephen Barrow
----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Byron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 8:00 PM Subject: OFF: factory farms > Please take a few minutes and make a call to help stop the very cruel > conditions that are part and parcel of industrial animal farming. > Warm regards, > Deborah Byron > > HUMANElines > A project of The Humane Society of the United States > and The Fund for Animals(202)955-3666 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > TELL YOUR SENATORS TO DITCH DORR: > Thomas Dorr, a staunch proponent of factory farms who once declared, > "factory farming is a model for the future," has been nominated to > become USDA's new undersecretary for rural development under the Bush > Administration. > > Dorr's appointment would be disastrous for animals and > the environment, paving the way for factory farms to further dominate > the > agriculture scene. > > Factory farms are notorious for both the animal > suffering they inflict (with horribly congested, filthy, stressful and > unhealthy conditions) and the tremendous amount of waste they dump > into the environment, fouling waterways and generating a stench that > carries for miles. > > Despite this, Dorr's vision for the future, as outlined in > a 1998 interview with the New York Times, calls for county-sized > corporate farms, averaging 225,000 acres, to be operated as giant > agricultural > > factories. > He has denounced sustainable agriculture programs that > promote more humane alternatives. > > WHAT YOU CAN DO: > Call your two U.S. Senators today (Congressional Switchboard: > 202/224-3121) and urge them to "OPPOSE Thomas Dorr's nomination for > USDA undersecretary for rural development." Let them know that Dorr's > appointment to this key position would spell disaster for animals, the > environment, and rural communities nationwide. > > If you need to identify the names of your Senators, > visit: www.senate.gov or call The HSUS at (202)955-3666. > > > _ >
