Posts Tagged ‘PETA’
Savvy Chicken Suits: Defining the Food Story
Guest blogger Lara Durben has had animal rights extremists throw a rock through her window, participated in a meeting with a HSUS employee who was an Illinois 4-H farm kid and found activists are much savvier than wearing chicken suits on sidewalks. She offers perspective on how poultry organizations have utilized speaker bureaus to empower their producers, participated in social media and how you can blur work and personal life to maximize impact.
Read MoreCan Social Media Protect Your Farm’s License to Operate?
DeEtta Bohling, guest blogger, didn’t grow up on a farm or ranch. She says a great deal of what she has learned about corn, sorghum, ethanol, and livestock has come from the farmers and ranchers she interacts with in person, on Twitter and on Facebook. She also challenges farmers about using social media to protect their license to operate.
Read MoreA Louder Voice – Pet to Pasture
Michele Payn interviews Erica Saunders, a particularly outspoken voice against animal rights activists. She’s the founder of https://www.ar-hr.com a site to discuss and investigate the efforts of the Animal Rights Industry and resulting effects on both businesses and individuals, health, legal rights and more.” I thought her perspective would bring value to agriculture, as well as start the wheels churning about collaborating with different partners.
Read MoreHey PETA, Agriculture Shows Up Every Day
Michigan State University’s student newspaper recently ran an op-ed from one of PETA’s well-known radicals. Leading agricultural advocate Michele Payn points to the acts of vandalism that animal rights and envrionmental activists have committed, including arson proven in the court of law. This professional speaker wants to be sure people know agriculture shows up every day, at every meal.
Read MoreChange: Get Involved
Learn how you can be involved to keep “big brother” out of mandating how you should work/live/play with animals. Feautures a petition to sign to let Obama administration know about detrimental effect on agriculture, animal testing, hunting and pet ownership through a petition that’s against the agenda of the Humane Society.
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