Unethical treatment of people part 2

Those of you who read my blog post of yesterday will be aware of my disgust with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and their ill thought out and ill informed media release calling for landholders who have been affected by bushfires in the gulf to be charged with animal cruelty.

Since my last blog post, this radio interview http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201212/s3661672.htm has taken place with Clare Fryer.

The interview shows a complete lack of compassion for the producers affected, as well as a complete lack of understanding of what actually happens in Australian agriculture. (She refers to the station owners as "Ranchers")

Anyway, today I stumbled across the Email address for Clare Fryer and I took the opportunity to express my displeasure.

Here is a copy of my email:

Claire

 I was shocked and appalled to firstly read a PETA media release and secondly hear your radio interview on ABC radio regarding the fires in the gulf country.

Your lack of understanding on the topic does you and your organisation little credit in the wider community. while you mention that Farmers (NOT ranchers) have a duty of care to their animals, you repeatedly fail to acknowledge the fact that what has occurred in the gulf IS a natural disaster. I have not herd you calling for prosecutions of livestock owners who have had stock washed away in the floods earlier this year, or for prosecutions of pet owners who lost their animals in these events.

Your latest stunt is yet another thinly veiled attempt to close down any form of livestock production in the north of the country and it is pleasing to see that the minister has treated your claims with the contempt that they deserve.

 Your actions would be better spent assisting in fundraising to provide feed and water for the livestock and native animals left to fend for themselves in the aftermath of this disaster.

 Prosecutions will not save a single animal, if you really want to save the animals, support the producers who are trying their absolute best to save those that remain.

 

Regards

 

Kent Morris

 

I would encourage you all to contact PETA and express your displeasure too. If you want Claire's email, just get in touch.

Ethical treatment of animals = unethical treatment of people

 

While taking a midday break and watching the cricket on TV, I was browsing the courier mail online when I stumbled across this article: http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/breaking-news/peta-wants-charges-after-qld-cattle-deaths/story-e6freono-1226544033920 to give you a little bit of a background, bushfires swept through the cape some months ago burning huge areas of pasture and destroying fences, waters and infrastructure. The affected landholders have been desperately holding out for the onset of the wet season, which has still not arrived.

Many farmer groups, and even some animal welfare groups, have rallied to the cause by trying to source donated hay, pipe and labour to try and help some of the starving stock.

But not PETA.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is an organisation that has long relied on shock tactics and publicity stunts to promote a so called “Cruelty free” world. And once again they have shown their true colours.

It seems that the PETA jerks want to have the farmers charged for cruelty to animals, rather than try to actually help the animals. They claim that the farmers should have been prepared by having feed in storage for these kind of fires and droughts.

I have heard of one farmer who has 50,000 head of cattle on his property that has been completely burned out. Cows have been killed in the fire and abandoned calves make easy pickings for dingoes.

To put it in to context, a bale of hay will provide sustenance for 30 cows for 1 day, to feed 50,000 cows for 1 month on hay alone would require 51,666 bales of hay valued at $60/bale (Plus freight) equals $3.1 million. Beyond the reach of any farmer, all “Animal welfare” groups and most levels of government.

They have also failed to acknowledge that these burned out paddocks and destroyed watering points also provide food water and habitat for thousands of native animals

PETA don’t care about animals, they just care about bashing those people who do around the head.