Jackson Jambalaya

If dogs could buy insurance maybe FB would change their position.

Here is a FB story that the Kansas City Star paper ran a while ago.

" Humane Society’s compassion stirs conflict with agribusiness in Midwest
By MATT CAMPBELL
The Kansas City Star"

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/03/27/1840767/humane-societys-compassion-stirs.html

The article begins:
"An escalating culture war in the United States pits our appetites against our compassion for animals — and the Midwest is a key battleground.

Agriculture interests see an enemy in The Humane Society of the United States. One of their main voices calls the animal-welfare organization a bunch of “humaniacs” who ultimately want to remove the eggs and bacon from your plate, the burger from your bun, and the dog from the foot of your bed.

Unfazed, the Humane Society dismisses what its director calls a “bilge pump” of lies and defamations. It is pushing ahead, state by state, for laws against cruelty, from “puppy mills” to intensive confinement of animals in factory farms."

MS-FACT is not associated with the Hyumane Society. Their affiliation is with the American Humane Society, a people welfare group that promotes the link between animal abuse and domestic violence, child abuse, sexual predators, and serial killers. And I do beleive that the campain to get this bill passed in Mississippi going forward will be about crime prevention and protection from sexual predators and FB attempts to kill this legislation put MS familes in harm's way. Thanx KF for keeping this out there.

Exactly. And certain opponents of the animal cruelty bill try to link MS-Fact to the Humane Society.

KF, thanks for not forgetting about these animals suffering and dying at the hands of monsters.

As stated before, the next victim of this heinous abuse could well be an infant or child, a senior or infirmed.

Shame on FB, shame on them all. In the end, goodness and compassion will prevail, and FB and those in that camp will have to live down what they've done.

Did not renew my insurance policy (s) with FB this year. Changed to someone else. Made specific mention to FB rep that their opposition of the animal cruelty act was the only reason I switched after 15 years.

Why does Farm Bureau have such influence over an animal cruelty bill? What is their interest in it at all? Clearly I've missed an important part of the story. Someone please give me the cliff-note version so I'll better understand. Thanks.

Kudos to you, 7:16!!! Thank you for taking a stand and hitting them where it matters most.

That's just one step closer to making a difference. Thank you, and the animals thank you too.

The first successful child abuse case in this nation and subsequent laws protecting children were based on existing animal cruelty laws.

We USED to understand that agriculture needed HEALTHY animals and that UNHEALTHY, MISTREATED animals posed all manner of risks .

That was SO true that animals were protected under law but CHILDREN WERE NOT. So the case argued that a child was an " animal" and therefore fell under those laws.

We actually USE to be a country that understood that money/profit isn't everything. You know , that integrity and honor came first. We didn't just " say" we were Christians, we thought we should LIVE like Christians.

These pictures make me sick. We have raised two cats, both strays and two dogs one adopted from CARA and one from my daughter who had to move into an apartment. The cats are inside pets and the dogs both have electric fence collars but spend most of their day inside.
I love a good steak, pork tenderloin or chicken dish. But pity the fool who ever threatens one of my pets, because I might turn the tables on them.

I will second that on anyone who harms one of my pets. My pets are my family and these precious fur babies in this state have the right to be protected! Keep up the good work JJ!