On the way to Phoenix coming from the south a little off I-10 you can see some atrocious conditions with cattle bunched up in a small area and you can smell the stink for miles. It is disgusting. You wonder why our Maker would allow this to happen to defenseless animals - just for the sake of a steak. Lee F. -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rebecca Little Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 1:21 PM To: Emilie; Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx; dan-ann@xxxxxxxx; Stormy435@xxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Out of todays paper I don't know what kind of farms are around the rest of the country but the ones here are not at all like that. And the dry cows are always out to pasture whats the since of having to feed them hay when they can eat grass when they aren't milking! Rebecca Little Peakes Brook German Shepherds http://sites.centralpets.com/mammals/peakesbrookgsd/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Emilie" <windvane@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx>; <pbgs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; <dan-ann@xxxxxxxx>; <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 3:47 PM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Out of todays paper > Most dairies now a days keep the cows corralled on a slab of cement and > the manure is drained into holding tanks to be sprayed onto the fields to > raise corn,hay and other feed. The land is to valuable to hold it for > just grazing,cows are in the parlor 2 time a day for milking, are kept in > a small enclosure when they are dry and calving,and back on the line for > milking when calves are taken off at about 10 days to weeks. and raised > for veal or sent to the auction. > fact of live for farming these days. > Emilie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx> > To: <pbgs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; <dan-ann@xxxxxxxx>; <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>; > <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 11:43 AM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Out of todays paper > > > In a message dated 3/21/09 9:30:11 AM Pacific Standard Time, > pbgs@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > >> what makes you think >> they are all confined to the indoors never to go out?? > > ever drive by harris ranch in CA? huge producer of gourmet beef? it's an > eye opener - 1st time i saw it was almost 20 years ago and haven't eaten > meat of > any kind since. it's enough to make you sick. glad your cows go out but > there are many animals who never know a day outside of severe confinement. > diane > Diane Silver-Strasser > Silstra German Shepherds<BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>A Good Credit Score > is 700 or Above. > See yours in just 2 easy steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220863691x1201421954/aol?redir=htt p:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.asp > x%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID%3D62%26bcd%3DMarchfooterNO62)</HTML> > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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