This weekend there's a real reason to make sure you put Domino's on your table. You may have seen it on Facebook, the Ag Pizza Party is a grassroots movement afoot to support America’s farm families. I read about this first at The Truth About Agriculture, an informative blog that shares the "real truth" about today's agriculture and dispels myths and misinformation that you so often read in the media. We're an agri family, but if you EAT... this should be important to you too!
Besides using the best products that American farmers can produce to make their pizzas, the Domino’s corporation recently declared it trusts animal care experts to decide which practices are best for the production of animals for food. This stand rejects a proposal from the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) that would require the company's pork suppliers to stop using gestation stalls. Domino's Board of Directors cited the American Veterinary Medical Association (AMVA) and the American Association of Swine Veterinarians' (AASV) published statements that indicate there are advantages and disadvantages to both cage-free and caged pork production methods.
Groups like the Humane Society of the United States are constantly badgering companies to make changes under the guise of animal welfare. In reality, the HSUS gives only 1% of it's budget to local pet shelters. “The Humane Society of the United States intentionally uses manipulative ads to raise money on the backs of abandoned and abused dogs and cats, yet it gives just one penny of each dollar it raises to local pet shelters,” said J. Justin Wilson, senior research analyst for nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF).
Tyson Foods President and CEO Donnie Smith wrote this in his blog to employees this week, "We support the independent farmers’ right to choose the type of process that allows them to provide humane care for the animals entrusted to them. I believe that the overwhelming majority of farmers that supply us the animals we process share our Core Values and strive to be good stewards of the land, animals, and environment entrusted to us."
So this weekend, I'm going to pick up a couple of pizzas and leave a note for the management of Domino’s. It's a way to pay it forward to America's Farmers.
Joy this is a subject dear to my heart.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this.
Glenda, this is a touchy subject and could bring "hackles up" with some readers. If you know the facts, and I'm sure you do since you operated a dairy farm for years... then you can see the whole picture. Producing food for the world is a big job and companies face hurdles everyday just to operate. When groups like the Humane Society speak, many assume they are experts in determining the safety of animals. Yet when you read further you see the American Veterinary Association and the American Swine Veterinary Association disagrees with their stand on gestation stalls. Thanks for coming by this morning and putting in your two cents! Have a good weekend...
DeleteExtremely Excited About This ..."We Got To Support Our American Farmers"....Thanks For Sharing On Facebook!!! Proud To Be An American ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing this on Facebook!
DeleteLet's hope the majority of the farmers that raise animals, share our core values. Bless the farmers, it's not an easy job. Bless the animals that provide our food, that they not have a torturous death, in order to provide those foods we enjoy.
ReplyDeleteIt's sad to see that not all care for their stock in a humane way. What most people don't understand is that there are health reasons why hogs or chickens are raised the way they are. It's to protect the animals from disease and each other, a real factor in "free range" animals.
Delete