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 April 2008 (Ovines)Sheep shearing and woolly minds "Animal 'lovers' have complained, and the organisers of the Kent County Show have caved in," writes veteran British author and broadcaster Paul Heiney. "There will be no more public sheep shearing competitions at this annual event 'in case the sheep are cut'. The bleating complainants will think this progress. Farmers say it is one more example of the lack of understanding between town and country. They are both wrong." |
 April 2008 (Management / Farming)Still Feeding the World: Norman Borlaug just turned 94 - and is still going strong "During the 'Eat This' segment of their docu-comedy series BS, Penn Jillette beat Teller in a round of their 'Greatest Person in History' card game," writes Paul Driessen. "Penn needed just one card: Norman Borlaug. This Iowa farm boy and University of Minnesota agriculture graduate lived Thomas Edison's maxim to the fullest. 'Invention,' Edison once remarked, 'is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.' Dr. Borlaug did most of his 99% in the sweltering fields of Africa, India, Mexico and Pakistan." |
 January 26 (Marine Mammals / Seals)Canada and the WTO in the 21st century. Anticipating a fair process to decide the legality of trade bans on seal products "If there had not been a virtual halt to the import of seal products into the European Union back in 1983, there would not be an environmental and economic crisis in Atlantic Canada now," writes Dr. Janice Henke. "At that time, the International Fund for Animal Welfare submitted multiple citizen petitions to the legislative bodies of the newly forming Union, and convinced officials that their constituents demanded to ban the import of seal products from animals under the age of one year." |
 January 16, 2008 (Bovines / Cattle)Eat beef if you care about conservation "Three generations of Thompsons ranch near Carnduff, in southeastern Saskatchewan, and epitomize the generosity, kindliness and rugged independence of ranchers everywhere," reports Robert Sopuck, director of the Smart Green Project for the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. "His 'little ranch' description belies the 6,070 hectares and 1,000 cows that comprise the Thompsons' T 4 Ranches Ltd." |
 January 4 (Marine Mammals / Seals)Brothers of the seals "Captured with a noose pole and pinned down, the seal struggles. Carefully, three teenagers immobilize the muscular body on a restraining board. One wrong move and flashing canines will sink into the nearest hand or leg, slashing it or tearing a chunk of muscle as big as a ripe plum." Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott report as a new generation of Pribilof Islanders learn to care for their cultural heritage. |
 December 30 (Marine Mammals / Seals)Seals: We hunt them for many reasons "The Sealing Industry within the province of Newfoundland and Labrador has, on many occasions over the past 25-30 years, received much unwanted and negative press," writes teacher, sealer and trapper Gord Casey. "Quite often, misinformation portrayed in the media is being expressed by people looking for 'the bad' in all 'the good' we do." |
 July 2 (Marine Mammals / Seals)Waging the seal war "What could motivate international organizations to spend thousands of dollars to protect an animal that isn’t threatened?" asks Céline Hervieux-Payette, leader of the opposition in Canada's Senate. "In the face of strong emotions and irrationality, this is a legitimate question. In fact, this seal war launches a debate - an urgent one in my view - on those organizations, their moral discourse and their vision of man in his natural surroundings." |
 Oct. 11 (Animal Fibres / Fur)In Defence of Fur. Ignore the protests of naked celebs: fashion is the best possible use of animals' skins "Just as a butterfly is never aware of the beautiful patterns on its wings, so a mink will wear its soft coat until death without ever appreciating it," writes Josie Appleton of The Manifesto Club. "For the mink, fur is just something that it carries around in the battle to survive, like claws or teeth. By being made into a fur coat, that mink's pelt is raised into something higher, just as a tree made into a violin is raised, or a cow made into a sumptuous steak is raised." |
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