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If You Eat Pork of any kind
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> On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 19:42:16 -0600, Gary > wrote:
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>>I'll stop buying
>>pork for now, and let publicity and legislation catch up to this, then
>>I'll consider buying it again.
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> Gary,
>
> A few things...while they had video of this happening at this
> particular factory farm, it by itself proves nothing. I'll bet nearly
> every industry could find people that are just plain mean. The
> difference? These folks are mean, and have the job of killing animals,
> so they did it poorly.
>
> Second, regardless of the PETA release date, a little research shows
> that this incident happened about August 2001...according to the
> criminal complaint. The manager was charged with 4 felony counts of
> animal cruelty. He pleaded no contest, and is on supervised probation
> awaiting sentencing (max 5 years +$500 per count...not enough I
> suppose, but a start). He is no longer employed by Seaboard Farms. The
> DA (this happened in Texas County, OK) is considering charges for the
> other workers seen in the video.
>
> Civil suit was brought by the Sierra Club, and was settled in January
> of 2003 (the details of the settlement were not released).
>
> And if you are willing to believe it, Seaboard Farms press releases
> point out that as of June 2003, they were "setting a new industry
> standard" by implementing 3rd party, unannounced inspections of their
> facilities by Farm Animal Care Training and Auditing (FACTA) LLC.
>
> So...disturbing to be sure, but this link a couple years too late to
> be an immediate issue with that particular agency, who appears to be
> cleaning up their act.
>
> Bob
>
> P.S. As you suggest, the right thing isn't to convert to
> vegitarianism, it's to ensure that these farms manage their animals
> properly.
The reasons why the submorons that started this thread, should shut
their moronic bineuronal brains up!
--
"..A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava
beans and a nice chianti..."
Hannibal "The Cannibal"
Silence Of The Lambs 1991
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