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What's this?OFBF comments on veal farm video
It is disappointing that as Ohio’s farm community demonstrates a willingness to engage in constructive dialogue, activists continue divisive attacks that threaten to undermine important progress Ohio is making in its consideration of animal care issues.
Last year, Ohio voters said the creation of the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board was the appropriate approach to address difficult animal care questions. One of the board’s first actions was to make the study of veal production methods a priority.
The veal sub-committee of the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board has been very active and is meeting regularly. We anticipate that they will be making recommendations to the board for its consideration in the very near future.
Ohio Farm Bureau and other farm organizations have taken the lead by recommending that the board adopt standards consistent with the American Veal Association’s transition to group housing.
The board now has the responsibility to thoroughly consider how livestock care standards may be implemented to ensure animal well-being and provide a path forward for Ohio’s farmers and consumers. The board, which includes veterinarians, hunger advocates, farmers, a humane society representative, food safety experts and others, has taken this charge seriously. The task should not be rushed; the board should be given an appropriate amount of time to do its job.
Emotional videos and heavy-handed political intrusions are not helpful in achieving the board’s goals.
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A Few Questions for Ohio, Governor Strickland and Ohio Farm Bureau
Is Ohio's economy in such great shape we can afford to lose 12.5 Billion dollars? Can Ohio stand more job loss? Governor Strickland and the Ohio Farm Bureau must think so.
I am not sure who is the better person for Governor of Ohio. I do know we need one who wont take away any more of our rights. One who will not throw away an exotic animal industry worth 12.5 billion dollars according to Governor Strickland. An industry that according to Tim Harrison on the Ohio News Network (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s96mXGtCP0M) brings in 20.5 billion dollars a year nationwide. I voted last time for Ted Strickland, I don't know if I would again.
I am an Exotic Animal Breeder and also have a small farm, and I depend a lot on my income from the animals. The ban on exotics at this time does not affect me, but I am afraid that down the road it will. I have a hard time believing in Governor Strickland. He made a back room deal on June 30 without any input from the public.
God put animals on this earth for man to use and eat. I believe in the Bible, which tells us God told Noah that man was to be ruler of the animals. He didnt have Noah preserve the animals so that they could merely be looked at and admired. They are to be used. I don't think anyone should beat, burn or abuse them. Ohio has good laws to address animal cruelty, and law enforcement needs to enforce those laws.
I take great pride in my animals. If the people of Ohio want to eat nothing but plants, they need to keep voting the way they are; but if Ohioans like meat in a meal, they need to vote for change. If they like their pets and want to keep them, they need to vote for change.
Mr. Wayne Pacelle of the Humane Society of the U.S. wants no domestic animals. He has stated that more than once. I don't care if it was 15 years ago or 15 minutes. The man said it, and we need to take him at his word. Ohio's animal breeders for years have done a great job feeding Ohio and providing them with pets. If we let a man (Mr. Pacelle) who wants all domestic animals eradicated run Ohio, we are in trouble.
Governor Strickland and The Ohio Farm Bureau say we would not have beaten the HSUSs ballot initiative this year, but Ohio approved the new Livestock Care Standards Board last year by a mile. This year, Governor Strickland and the Ohio Farm Bureau sold us out.
Is Governor Strickland a supporter of the HSUS, PETA, ALF, or ELF? Some of these have been identified as domestic terrorist organizations by the FBI, and they have ties to each other. Surely Ohio Farm Bureau knows what these organizations are, and how theyre connected to each other. So why would they sign the agreement that they did on June 30?
Commodity leaders say Ohio Farm Bureaus Jack Fisher has nothing to do with exotic animals and dog breeding, yet he signed the agreement. The commodity leaders say the exotic animal and the dog breeding issues were all Governor Stricklands and Wayne Pacelles idea. Why would a Governor want to kill a 12.5 billion dollar Ohio industry?
I wonder where Ohio's farmers will go when Wayne Pacelle, Governor Strickland and the Ohio Farm Bureau drive domestic animals out of Ohio. Will there be a need for the soybean and corn growers to plant, with no cows, no hogs and no chickens to eat the corn and beans?
Ohio will not be a leader in anything, just one more state without a backbone, and a Statehouse staffed with back stabbers. Governor Strickland appoints the heads of ODA and a lot of the other Departments. Those may be about the only jobs in Ohio come 2011, if we don't make changes in November. Ohio needs change in the Statehouse and in the Ohio Farm Bureau we need leaders who don't make back room deals and sell out their neighbors. If the same people are still in office next year, they will pull the heart out of Ohio.
Proud Members Of OAAO.us
Licenced by USDA, ODA and ODNR
Vote Strickland out Keep are animals flag as improper
A Few Questions for Ohio, Governor Strickland and Ohio Farm Bureau
Is Ohio's economy in such great shape we can afford to lose 12.5 Billion dollars? Can Ohio stand more job loss? Governor Strickland and the Ohio Farm Bureau must think so.
I am not sure who is the better person for Governor of Ohio. I do know we need one who wont take away any more of our rights. One who will not throw away an exotic animal industry worth 12.5 billion dollars according to Governor Strickland. An industry that according to Tim Harrison on the Ohio News Network (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s96mXGtCP0M) brings in 20.5 billion dollars a year nationwide. I voted last time for Ted Strickland, I don't know if I would again.
I am an Exotic Animal Breeder and also have a small farm, and I depend a lot on my income from the animals. The ban on exotics at this time does not affect me, but I am afraid that down the road it will. I have a hard time believing in Governor Strickland. He made a back room deal on June 30 without any input from the public.
God put animals on this earth for man to use and eat. I believe in the Bible, which tells us God told Noah that man was to be ruler of the animals. He didnt have Noah preserve the animals so that they could merely be looked at and admired. They are to be used. I don't think anyone should beat, burn or abuse them. Ohio has good laws to address animal cruelty, and law enforcement needs to enforce those laws.
I take great pride in my animals. If the people of Ohio want to eat nothing but plants, they need to keep voting the way they are; but if Ohioans like meat in a meal, they need to vote for change. If they like their pets and want to keep them, they need to vote for change.
Mr. Wayne Pacelle of the Humane Society of the U.S. wants no domestic animals. He has stated that more than once. I don't care if it was 15 years ago or 15 minutes. The man said it, and we need to take him at his word. Ohio's animal breeders for years have done a great job feeding Ohio and providing them with pets. If we let a man (Mr. Pacelle) who wants all domestic animals eradicated run Ohio, we are in trouble.
Governor Strickland and The Ohio Farm Bureau say we would not have beaten the HSUSs ballot initiative this year, but Ohio approved the new Livestock Care Standards Board last year by a mile. This year, Governor Strickland and the Ohio Farm Bureau sold us out.
Is Governor Strickland a supporter of the HSUS, PETA, ALF, or ELF? Some of these have been identified as domestic terrorist organizations by the FBI, and they have ties to each other. Surely Ohio Farm Bureau knows what these organizations are, and how theyre connected to each other. So why would they sign the agreement that they did on June 30?
Commodity leaders say Ohio Farm Bureaus Jack Fisher has nothing to do with exotic animals and dog breeding, yet he signed the agreement. The commodity leaders say the exotic animal and the dog breeding issues were all Governor Stricklands and Wayne Pacelles idea. Why would a Governor want to kill a 12.5 billion dollar Ohio industry?
I wonder where Ohio's farmers will go when Wayne Pacelle, Governor Strickland and the Ohio Farm Bureau drive domestic animals out of Ohio. Will there be a need for the soybean and corn growers to plant, with no cows, no hogs and no chickens to eat the corn and beans?
Ohio will not be a leader in anything, just one more state without a backbone, and a Statehouse staffed with back stabbers. Governor Strickland appoints the heads of ODA and a lot of the other Departments. Those may be about the only jobs in Ohio come 2011, if we don't make changes in November. Ohio needs change in the Statehouse and in the Ohio Farm Bureau we need leaders who don't make back room deals and sell out their neighbors. If the same people are still in office next year, they will pull the heart out of Ohio.
Proud Members Of OAAO.us
Licenced by USDA, ODA and ODNR
Vote Strickland out Keep are animals flag as improper
Posted Sep. 1, 2010
Dan Toland said:
Thanks for the comment, Butch.
Ohio Farm Bureau has addressed questions about the agreement in numerous posts, which are all archived at the following link: http://ofbf.org/news-and-events/news/817/
We appreciate and continue to welcome feedback and concerns from our members and Ohioans on all issues pertinent to Ohio agriculture.
- Dan Toland, OFBF Staff flag as improper
Ohio Farm Bureau has addressed questions about the agreement in numerous posts, which are all archived at the following link: http://ofbf.org/news-and-events/news/817/
We appreciate and continue to welcome feedback and concerns from our members and Ohioans on all issues pertinent to Ohio agriculture.
- Dan Toland, OFBF Staff flag as improper
Posted Sep. 1, 2010
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