The Greening of Gavin

End Factory Farming

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I believe in a world without factory farming.  If you thought that factory farming only happened overseas, then you don’t have the full picture.

This video will open your eyes to how your chicken, eggs and pork is raised, and how we can make factory farming a thing of the past.

If you care about the welfare of all animals, then this video is a must watch, all the way to the end.
Go to Make it Possible and pledge to make a difference.  Lets end factory farming in Australia.  If you have a blog please consider posting this video to your blog.

Please, for the sake of these voiceless animals.  A life worth living has got to be a worthy goal.

Chicken Intelligence

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After yesterdays post, I have been on the prowl for a video about how clever chickens are.  It is no news to me, because having lived with them for nearly 4 years now, I know the sorts of things they get up to.

A big thanks goes out to Stewart over at My Veggie Garden for posting this on Facebook for me to find.


I also found this thought provoking comment posted underneath the video on YouTube.  It really made sense to me.

“he’s a dumb bird brain… she’s a greedy, filthy pig… he’s a disloyal dog… she’s a fat lazy cow… he’s a stubborn jackass… he’s a cowardly chicken… so much propaganda that animal enterprise businesses use to ingrain in peoples’ heads that animals are stupid, filthy and worthless with no redeeming qualities.
If people realized how similar animals are to us in all the “good” ways, how could they ever reconcile what horrors have been perpetrated upon them & continue to participate?  blakmira“

Quite true when you think about it and I never thought about these sayings in that way before.  What do you think about the video and the comment?


P.S. I don’t have a question to post for Wise Words Wednesday.  If anyone has a burning question they would like answered by the readership, please send it through via email.

Voiceless

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My chickens have no voice, but I know that they are happy because I treat them kindly and with respect.  I love my chickens, and everything they do in return for me.  They are well kept, have space to free-range amongst the garden beds (when empty), and they provide our family with entertainment and an abundance of healthy eggs!

I have been quiet on the subject of factory farmed animals for quite a while, and learnt a few facts yesterday at the Sustainable Living Festival, so it is time to break the silence.

Voiceless Australia have launched a campaign highlighting the conditions that factory farmed pigs and chickens are kept in around the country.  I support them 100%, and believe that we are way behind European Union standards for animal cruelty laws.  As Hugo Weaving (ambassador for Voiceless) says, “If I treated a dog the way pigs and chickens are treated on these farms, I’d likely be prosecuted”.

These animals are treated like objects, and without respect and dignity.  Having watched pigs as a kid on our dairy farm, it does not surprise me that it has been found that they have the intellect of a 3 year old human child, and as for chickens, they each have their own personality and social structure.

So pleased be warned that these two following TV ads may disturb some readers, but they are factual.  I personally don’t think they are hard hitting enough, but they certainly do get the point across.

 



Now I am not asking you to stop eating pork and chicken, but just take the time to think of where that cut of meat comes from when you buy it at the supermarket.  Most of all, by being aware of where our food comes from, we can make better choices, and advocate cruelty free products.  

So lets speak up so that we end these cruel factory farming practices in Australia, and indeed the world.