Edwards calls for moratorium on new industrial ag feedlots 6

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   JMG Posted 4:28 am
   27 Oct 2007

   Friends of the Earth got it rightEnvironmentalists thinking of supporting Hilary need to look back on eight long years of triangulation politics under Bill and try to imagine how there would be any differences under Hil.
   Friends of the Earth's endorsement of Edwards was right on.  Coming from North Carolina, he has seen some of the worst CAFOs in the nation up close.
   
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   GreyFlcn Posted 4:29 am
   27 Oct 2007

   And yetAnd yet we also keep getting those "Cow Power" methane digester articles.
   Don't you think thats kind of a contradiction?

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   caniscandida Posted 1:30 am
   28 Oct 2007

   good startJohn Edwards is concerned about two problems associated with CAFOs, the unfair pressure that they put on local small farmers, and the pollution that they cause.  That is fine, and no less than what one would expect of so principled a candidate as Edwards.
   Of course, there is yet another, far more ethically grave objection to CAFOs, which may or may not have occurred to Edwards, but which he certainly is not likely to mention in a state with a "livestock mentality": CAFOs are hideously cruel ways to keep animals in captivity.
   As some of the political pundits say, it is probably a good thing that the primary season starts in Iowa and New Hampshire, because the candidates are forced to pass through small towns and talk with individual voters, something they are not likely to do in larger states with more TV markets.  Nevertheless, the need to learn how to speak impressively before people in those states, especially Iowa, can be dangerously constricting.
   
   Chickens are our cousins! So are fish! So are other sentient animals! Let us learn to be kind.

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   wiscidea Posted 1:10 pm
   21 Nov 2007

   An alternative to CAFCOs?From the Madison, WI,  weekly alternative paper, The Isthmus...
   "To Kill a Turkey: If you're going to eat animals, shouldn't you be willing to do the deed?"
   Bill Lueders, Wednesday, 11/21/2007
   http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=1 ...
   Mr. Leuders was also interviewed on Wisconsin Public Radio on Wednesday morning. I think he raises a very interesting and thought-provoking point.
   
   ffrf.org/day/?day=12&month=5#hepburn

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   caniscandida Posted 3:52 pm
   21 Nov 2007

   honestyThanks, WiscIdea, this is a great article.  As much as I like Michael Pollan, he does not come across as really appreciating what he did, when he hunted, killed and cut up that pig (in "Omnivore's Dilemma").  But Bill Lueders plainly gets it.
   As for Ken Wulf, I cannot imagine that anyone involved in the slaughter of animals could be more deserving of respect.  I would like to meet him some day.
   Some may argue that the answer to Bill Lueders's rhetorical question is not necessarily Yes.  Well, OK then.  But certainly everyone who eats meat should be willing to see the animal from whom he or she is going to receive meat being killed.  And by law the slaughter of animals should be an operation that is entirely open and accessible to anyone who wishes to observe it.
   One might think that John Edwards, the prosecutor opposed to the outrages of conscienceless businesses, would be interested in promoting such a cause.
   
   Chickens are our cousins! So are fish! So are other sentient animals! Let us learn to be kind.

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   caniscandida Posted 2:19 am
   22 Nov 2007

   Be kind to turkeysHere is a sign of hope, an article about some good-hearted unusual people, with a reference to the animal welfare organization that specializes in farm animals:
   http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/22/dining/22turkey.html?ex ...
   
   Chickens are our cousins! So are fish! So are other sentient animals! Let us learn to be kind.

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