tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737941.post115429178866079245..comments2024-01-14T17:27:30.511-05:00Comments on Law, Legislation, and Lunacy: Something Smells RottenDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364155797420903461noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737941.post-1154570965494071782006-08-02T22:09:00.000-04:002006-08-02T22:09:00.000-04:00What's "clear" is that you didn't do your homework...What's "clear" is that you didn't do your homework. :-)<BR/><BR/><I>An attractive young woman... declared "You know something's really wrong there, that that can happen." Let's set aside the obvious problem with making such a wide conclusion seemly based on this small sample of information.</I><BR/><BR/>Hey, <B>you're</B> the one drawing broad conclusions based on nothing more than a movie trailer.<BR/><BR/>Watch the film, or read about the case.<BR/><BR/>You'll learn that the filmmakers surveyed the farm on three separate occasions, and each time they found countless hens covered with untreated sores, drowning in liquid manure, and dying from neglect. Many animals were forced to stand and sleep atop the badly decomposed corpses of their cage-mates.<BR/><BR/>You'll also learn that the question of whether Wegmans meets "industry standards" is irrelevant, since industry standards permit virtually any practice that's profitable. Industry standards permit burning off much of a hen's nerve-rich beak without the use of any painkiller, despite the fact that ethologists have determined that the procedure causes life-long pain. Industry standards permit disposing of male chicks (who aren't profitable for egg production) by tossing them into meat grinders while they're fully conscious. So much for industry standards.<BR/><BR/>You'll learn that Wegmans is not being targetted "only because it is large" but also because it claims to be a "forward-thinking" company that leads the way in animal welfare. So far, it lags behind true industry leaders who have already phased out battery-cage egg production.<BR/><BR/>Why boycott the store? To send a message. To motivate Wegmans executives to do the right thing. They don't care about animal welfare, but they do care about profits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737941.post-1154547737986793042006-08-02T15:42:00.000-04:002006-08-02T15:42:00.000-04:00I've grown up with Wegmans for 40 years. They do ...I've grown up with Wegmans for 40 years. They do more for their community than anyone else.<BR/><BR/>Face it, there's always something to protest. But chickens? Yeash.<BR/><BR/>ajAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737941.post-1154405255598649722006-08-01T00:07:00.000-04:002006-08-01T00:07:00.000-04:00To clarify, bad tactics does not automatically mea...To clarify, bad tactics does not automatically mean bad logic. (Though I can see, based on my wording, why you might think I claimed this.) I was merely trying to use their thinking on tactics as a signal for the depth of their thinking in general. If the logic seems shaky and the tactics truly are (as I think both are here), the logic might really be bad (as I believe it is in this case). <BR/><BR/>Libertarian arguments (economic, philosophical, political, etc), however, have a solid foundation of fact and/or are based firmly on philosophical truths. JS Mill comes to mind. Thanks for making me point out the distinction.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14364155797420903461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737941.post-1154314803133798422006-07-30T23:00:00.000-04:002006-07-30T23:00:00.000-04:00But... do the chickens have large talons?I admit i...But... do the chickens have large talons?<BR/><BR/>I admit it, I have never been to Wegmans.jeremy h.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04753755535705600755noreply@blogger.com