When the WSJ 1st published their praise of the EWG's farm-subsidy data base, I tried to warn some of our FReepers that EWG wasn't on our side or benign and got personally flamed for my effort. Perhaps this will make some conservatives and libertarians look more closely at agendas.
The Farm Bill contains disturbing regulation for hobby dog breeders, as well. The radical Greens have teamed up with the radical Animal Rights groups with the intent of stopping animal breeding and use through scare tactics using loaded language such as *puppy mills* and *factory farms". Trouble is, they categorize all dog breeders as *puppy mills* and all farms that aren't organic as *factory farms*.
Money to those who are wealthy may be disturbing to some; poor conditions for animals certainly needs to be addressed and there is no doubt our farm policy needs an overhaul, but, we all need to become more educated to the nuances of these issues.
What's supposedly wrong with puppy mills and factory farms?
If people buy the products produced by these companies then they must be doing something right.
By the way. I already knew that the 'environmental working group' was the enemy. They have 'environmental' in their name.
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