At 5:06 PM -0500 8/4/03, CF-Community wrote: >Subject: Hagerstown Ferret Rescue >From: cantrl. a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2003 16:52:44 -0400 >Thread: >http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=messages&threadid=9277&forumid=5#85471 > >This looks pretty sad, and it's horrible that these animals were >kept in such conditions. > >I have to admit though - it doesn't look all that far off from the >conditions cows, pigs, and chickens are kept in for human >consumption. Those animals aren't necessarily kept in nurturing, >fresh-air, environments all the time. I've seen veal calves being >held in physical isolation because allowing them to exercise their >muscles results in less tender meat - that must be a pretty crappy >existence. And if you want to see rats (not mice), come check out >the meat packing district of any major city - you'll see dog sized >rats. > >But anyway, sorry this happened, and hope the ferrets make out well. >What happened to the lady raising them - what's her story?
I never liked factory farm and slaughterhouses and never will. However people have made the decision that they like cheap meat, and therefore are willing to condone these practices. That is changing however, for instance McDonalds is now requiring producers to follow certain minimum standards in raising and housing the cattle and chicken contracted for McDonalds. Its a start. As for Ms. Bachman, I have heard nothing about her recently, at least on the ferret newsgroups, and mailing lists. I suspect that what happened is fairly recently (last couple of years) and its psychiatrically related. She did not fit into the definitions of a collector/horder of animals. larry -- Larry C. Lyons ======================================================== Life is Complex. It has both real and imaginary parts. ======================================================== Chaos, Panic and Disorder. My work here is done. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
