Animal Rights Extremism (page 111)

Near the end of a Chicago Tribune article, the writer drops a line saying mad cow disease could be here in the U.S. in the form of "mad deer disease." Why do people continue to write about mad cow/mad deer connection here in the U.S. when scientists say it just isn't true? Because some nannies are pushing that storyline. Find out who they are and what they hope to accomplish in a Consumer Freedom exclusive report next week.

USA Today examines the prospect of mad cow disease showing up in the United States. The story features a good deal of unwarranted scary rhetoric from Consumers Union's Michael Hansen, a leading opponent of agribusiness.

Want to know what the nannies are really after? Check out this statement from the Organic Consumers’ Association monthly newsletter: “America and the world’s 50-year experiment with chemical-intensive…

“If there were credible evidence that the use of antibiotics in poultry was a hazard to humans, we would be the first to pull it,” says Charles Beard, vice president…

The New York Times picks up on the anti-agribusiness activist campaign, specifically on the “dangers” of antibiotics in meat. The Times says that in order to avoid antibiotics, turn…

Anti-agribusiness activists are claiming victory in the pork checkoff battle, but say they’re not going to rest on their laurels: “Family farmers are fighting back against the commodity groups…

The Union of Concerned Scientists' (UCS) latest report on the use of antibiotics on farm animals is rightly criticized by junkscience.com's Steven Milloy. Milloy says UCS anti-agribusiness report "has put fear way ahead of the facts."

"We're starting with hogs," said Robert Kennedy, Jr., president of the Water Keeper Alliance. "After the hogs, then we are going after the other ones," referring to the poultry and beef industries. ("Concerns that pork suit may be extended to other areas," The Des Moines Register, 1/8/01) All the more reason that we'll be keeping an eye on tomorrow's anti-hog summit where Kennedy will be the featured speaker.

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has announced that it is leading a boycott of Burger King stores worldwide. The boycott’s aim is to force Burger…

The New York Times reports on the nefarious activities of the Animal Liberation Front and the Earth Liberation Front. The New York Post says these terrorists should be locked up. We couldn't agree more.