COLUMBUS COUNTY,NC (WECT) - A hog farm in Columbus County was ordered to pay $1.5 million in fines,restitution and community service payments for violations to the federal Clean Water Act. The president of the farm will also serve time in prison. Read more
Congress is now considering legislation (H.R. 3798) that would improve the lives of hundreds of millions of egg-laying hens in our country—and YOU can help!
North Carolina citizens in these below NC Counties PLEASE CALL Congreeman Walter Jones TODAY:
Beaufort Camden Carteret Craven Currituck Dare Duplin Hyde Jones
Lenoir Nash Onslow Pamlico Pitt Tyrrell Wayne Wilson
Please Politely call Congressman Walter Jones at (202) 225-3415and ask that he SUPPORT “The Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012″:
Message to leave:
“My name is ___ ____ and I am a constituent of Congressman Jones in 3rd district. I am calling to ask that Congressman Jones CO-SPONSOR the Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012,bill number H.R. 3798. This bill will improve the lives of hundreds of millions of egg-laying hens in the United States. Also,this bill is supported by the “United Egg Producers”that represents 88% of the U.S. egg industry. Thank you for your time.”
Sustainable farming is a way of raising food that is healthy for consumers and animals,does not harm the environment,is humane for workers,respects animals, provides a fair wage to the farmer,and supports and enhances rural communities.
Sustainable farming is a return to the way farming used to be done before industrial farming practices started to drive out the family farmer of business 50 years ago.
But why should YOU care?
1. Animal Welfare Farm animals are well treated. That is because the farmer is invested into the health of the animal,unlike an industrial (Factory) farm. A sustainable farmer has a small number of animals and is impacted if that animal becomes sick. Industrial farms factor the number of animals that are going to die into their profitability equations. Animals on sustainable farms are also able to engage in natural behaviors such as grazing, rooting or pecking,and are fed a natural diet appropriate for their species. Factory-farmed animals are crammed together in unsanitary conditions,where they suffer horribly. Read more
2. Your Health Industrial agriculture relies on synthetic fertilizers and chemical pesticides,large amounts of water,Artificial hormones in milk,antibiotic-resistant bacteria,mad cow disease,and large-scale outbreaks of potentially deadly e.coli. According to New York Times bestselling author Jo Robinson,grass-fed beef has two to six times more omega-3′s than factory farmed,grain-fed meat. Read more
3. Our Environment On industrial farms thousands of pounds of animal waste is dumped into “lagoons”and sprayed on fields. This waste is toxic because of the use of antibiotics and growth hormones given to the animals on industrial farms. In 1995 25 million gallons of hog waste spilled into the New River in North Carolina. The spill killed about 10 million fish and closed 364,000 acres of coastal wetlands to shellfishing. It was the worst environmental spill in United States History until the Gulf oil spill in 2010. Read more
4. Supports our Local NC Small Farmers/Rural Communities Sustainable farmers are paid a fair wage and not dependent on government subsidies (your tax dollars) like industrial farms. The rural workforce employed on U.S. farms dropped by about 50 percent in the 1980s and 1990s. These rural farmers spend 95 percent of farm-related expenditures within their local communities. When the farmers were driven out of business by industrial farms,the communities slowly died. Industrial farms replaced jobs that sustained a community with dangerous,minimum wage jobs. Read more
A hardware store in Monroe,NC is promoting an event to “Swap,Trade,Barter or Buy”small animals. Dogs,cats,chickens,ducks,goats,rabbits,etc. are suggested are suggested as swap items.
Please Politely call Monroe Hardware Company at (704) 289-9491and ask that they not hold this event:
Message to leave:
“My name is ___ ____ I saw your ad for the Small Animal Swap event on November 19th. I am very concerned that this event will spread contagious animal diseases like Parvo and Distemper. Also,animal hoarders can just come and collect animals. I hope you please rethink hosting this event and cancel it. Thank you.”
Forsyth County Commissioners are finally considering a tethering (chaining) ordinance to protect dogs from this brutal practice. It is now up to you let our Commissioners know that you support an ordinance that will protect dogs. We need each and every one of you to come to the Forsyth County Commissioners meeting,Monday August 8th,6:00pm,County Govt Center,201 N Chestnut St.,Winston Salem,NC (Click for map).
If you care about chained dogs,be a voice for the voiceless and come out for the dogs who lost the battle in the heat of summer and brutal cold of winter with nothing but isolation,loneliness thirst,and hunger.
POLLOCKSVILLE,N.C. –A tip from a dog fighting raid in Pamlico County earlier today lead authorities to Jones County to bust another ring. The Humane Society of the United States along with the Jones County Sheriff’s Office seized 30 at a Pollocksville property late this evening. That brings the total number of dogs rescued from both properties to nearly 50. Video from Eyewitness News 9.
PAMLICO COUNTY,N.C. –It started with a complaint to the Pamlico Sheriffs Department that several dogs were being abused.
After a three year investigation deputies along with animal control and the Humane Society of the United States finally got enough evidence to get a warrant to search Cody Ushry’s property. Video from Eyewitness News 9.
Raleigh,N.C. — Sixty-six dogs and three cats were seized from a Raleigh home on Thursday afternoon.
Wake County Animal Shelter Foster and Rescue Coordinator Joanne Duda said the dogs seized from 6608 Professor St. were kept in cages,sometimes two or three at a time,and appeared neglected. Video on WRAL.com
