There was no better place to be this week than Mitchell, South Dakota. The annual Corn Palace Festival, Bull Bash, and Dakota Fest had people from every walk of life thronging to my quaint and friendly home town. During this week in Mitchell, one can find carnival rides, corn dogs, bucking bulls and rodeo clowns, farming technology and machinery, livestock exhibits, and educational forums about the latest issues in agriculture.
I had the privilege of spending time at Dakota Fest with SDSU and South Dakota Cattlemen's Association. The forums held covered topics including: natural beef, animal identification, 2007 Farm Bill, and animal rights activism. Scott Jones, President of the SD Cattlemen's Association, and I teamed up to address how animal rights groups influence ag policy.
The Humane Society of the United States is, by far, the most dangerous lobbying group threatening food production. With a $200 million budget, this group doesn't run a single animal shelter, yet raises money for their hidden agendas with the confusion that comes with their name. In fact, HSUS has enough money to run every single animal shelter in the country with money to spare; and yet, they primarily use their money to sway legislation in their favor. Their goal: complete animal liberation and economically crippling farmers and ranchers.
It's time we start paying attention. Check out this website to find out where other animal rights organizations spend their money to hurt the farmer and make the consumer pay.
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Comments (3)
Uhhh...that pretty much makes me feel sick inside to hear HSUS has $200 million dollars to spend and it isn't even for a good cause. It makes me all the more motivated to keep on promoting animal agriculture!! Keep up the great blogging!
Posted by Chris Molinaro | August 27, 2007 9:49 AM
Posted on August 27, 2007 09:49
When I was doing the research on HSUS, I seriously got ill after my findings! I even had to take a break! The worest part is, most of this money is being used in legislation to destroy production agriculture! Thanks for your support and enthusiasm for this industry!
Posted by Amanda Nolz | August 27, 2007 8:47 PM
Posted on August 27, 2007 20:47
Hmm. One does feel defeated after reviewing the financial support for HSUS however, events such as DakotaFest are very encouraging to the world of Agriculture. The summer months are wonderful times for agriculturalists to get the right information out there! State Fairs, County Fairs, Seminars, Road Races, Tractor Pulls, Demolition Derbies; you name a public event and it's the perfect place to promote agriculture to the consumers! Awesome job Amanda on doing your part to perserve America's Agriculture!
Posted by JoAnna Strom | September 3, 2007 10:30 AM
Posted on September 3, 2007 10:30