Frank, It's a stupid bill, but... I enjoy eating animals. I can't taste the difference in organically raised. And I prefer the food safety in the Agribusiness food chain.
Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 6:42 AM, frank theriault <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Elizabeth Masoner > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Yeah, they really are trying to pass this garbage. >> >> http://photography.about.com/b/2011/02/25/bill-introduced-in-florida-senate >> -would-make-farm-photography-a-felony.htm > > For some reason I keep getting drawn back to this (and your blog > post). I woke up in the middle of the night and lie in bed thinking > about things, this issue being one of them. > > I wonder why there are those in the agricultural business who are > afraid that the public see what goes on at their farms? > > Actually, that was a rhetorical question. I know exactly why: > because much of what happens at large agribusiness animal factories > (because that's what they are) would sicken us. If we buy meat or > eggs or dairy from any supermarket, we're buying produce from animals > that have been horribly mistreated and lived short, miserable lives as > economic units. Even if we buy "free range" eggs or chicken, it's > unlikely that the animal that produced your food has ever seen the > light of day. > > Many "organic" farms, or farms that sell locally to (for instance) > farmers' markets are pleased to have visitors tour their farms. They > tend to be the farms that are like the "ma and pa" family farms of the > days of yore; you know, red barns, silos, farm house on the hill, > cattle contentedly grazing in the fields, chickens pecking about the > barn-yard. They are pleased to have you know that if you buy meat > from them, that their animals live (relatively) happy lives. > > In fact, it's been proven that meat from happy animals is tastier and > healthier! (and here you thought I was going talk about the wonders > and glory of veganism!) > > ;-) > > So while I posted earlier saying that I wasn't worried about this bill > passing, after having slept on it, now I'm not so sure that it won't > pass. The agribusiness lobby is huge, with lots of money behind it. > Beyond the bill's sponsor, I'm sure they've been courting many other > Florida legislators. > > Too bad that openness and transparency are the first things to go when > people feel under attack. I know that a lot of people on this list > don't like PETA. While I agree with some of what they do, their > in-your-face methods leave me cold. That being said, if they uncover > some injustices or show people some inhumane treatment of animals, > that would be a good thing, wouldn't it? > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
