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    Re: [RC] QUALITY OF LIFE VS. MONEY - Truman Prevatt


    My only point in bringing this up is there is a very strong group (and well funded) out there and if they get you in their sights they can make your liife miserable. According to the St. Pete Times this is the first time they (animal rights people) have taken this tactic ( taking it to the voters). It was sucessful and I suspect the approach will become standard.

    They could just as eaisly take the tactic of showing a picture of a horse with its head hanging, a tube it's nose and and an IV handing from a tree and paint us in a pretty bad light. Or even two dead horses at an endurance ride (WEG). They won't care that it was in Spain and not the US - it's still endurance! Many people would be just as outraged at these images of a horse as you are by the treatment of the pigs.

    Something we all need to think about.

    Truman

    Suvut@xxxxxxx wrote:
    <This year on the FL ballot there was a constitutional amendment. It had
    to do with how breeding hogs are kept. The petition process was funded
    by the animal rights activist and if enacted will cost the hog farmers
    of FL tons of money - may even put them out of business. When I read it
    I didn't think it had a snowballs chance in hell of passing. But the ads
    on TV were very powerful images that implied abuse. It passed.>

    Well, sorry about that!  I don't know anything about this amendment, but if it improves conditions for these poor hogs, SO WHAT IF IT COSTS THE HOG FARMERS MONEY!!!  I don't want to incur any flames here, but IMO, quality of life for these poor animals should count for more than $$$$$.....



    Susan Vuturo -- Mom to Sadie, Encore, Rocky, and assorted kitties.


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