Tag: animals

  • PETA Uses Kids as Pawns

    PETA Uses Kids as Pawns

    I think we can all agree that exploiting children to get ahead is pretty low-down and dirty. I figure only the most conniving, manipulative organizations would be willing to target children with propaganda in an effort to create a whole generation of like-minded individuals.  Would you be surprised to find out that People for the Ethical Treatment of…

  • Horse Slaughter Funding Reinstated

    Horse Slaughter Funding Reinstated

    A few days ago, some news was announcd regarding the equine industry which, as you know, is very near and dear to my heart. In 2006, horse slaughter in the U.S. was effectively ‘banned’ because the funding for plant inspections was cut. All slaughter plants in the U.S. must be inspected by USDA/FSIS and if…

  • Delving Further into Antibiotic Use

    Happy Monday! As a brief follow up to this post, I found a podcast about antibiotic use in food animals from the AVMA media website. In this podcast, Dr. Scott Hurd, an associate professor of veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine at Iowa State University, discusses quantitative risk assessments of antibiotic resistance in humans. He does…

  • Antibiotics Safe for Livestock Use

    Antibiotics Safe for Livestock Use

    Just like we’ve been sayin’ all along… The Government Accountability Office released a report that stated there isn’t sufficient evidence  to warrant a study into a link between antibiotic use in food animals and antibiotic resistance in humans. Did you get that? Here, I’ll say it again. GAO said “these data [collected by USDA] lack crucial details necessary…

  • In Honor of Pigs and Pork

    In Honor of Pigs and Pork

    Photo courtesy of Magnum Photo Agency I keep reminding readers that October is National Pork Month and for good reason. I love pork – it’s delicious, nutritious and is so versatile!  The Pork Checkoff provides a wealth of great pork information on their website.  Check it out — especially the kids section  🙂  Check out…