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Rules for Radicals and the "Humane Society"

Rules for Radicals and the “Humane Society”

The legendary military philosopher Sun-Tzu often remarked that if you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. Ohio voters won the first of many battles with radical animal rights activist organization HSUS last fall in the passage of State Issue 2. HSUS announced late last month […]

More On HSUS As Lobbying/Investor Organization

More On HSUS As Lobbying/Investor Organization

No regular reader here is unaware that the “Humane Society” of the United States, HSUS, purports itself to be an animal care organization akin to your local animal shelter, but in reality is a “sophisticated political organization.” HSUS’ CEO Wayne Pacelle today also shares his belief that HSUS is a highly successful lobbying organization, as […]

The War on Hard Work... And the Truth About Castrating Lambs

The War on Hard Work… And the Truth About Castrating Lambs

I saw the episode of Discovery’s Dirty Jobs where Mike visited a sheep ranch out West and learned to castrate lambs… the old fashioned way, so to speak. For those of you not familiar with the process, I’ll let Mike explain.     <object data=”http://www.youtube.com/v/r-udsIV4Hmc” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” wmode=”transparent” width=”425″ height=”350″><param name=”movie” value=”http://www.youtube.com/v/r-udsIV4Hmc” /><param name=”wmode” value=”transparent” /></object> […]

NPPC Launches New Website

NPPC Launches New Website

http://www.nppc.org/ I have to be honest that I don’t know how long this has been up and active, but from what I can tell sometime over the summer that National Pork Producers Council got a new website. It looks sharp graphically, and the content is very fresh and relevant. NPPC’s new communications guru Dave Warner […]