The anti-meat agenda is everywhere these days. Unfortunately, I am more frequently coming across major companies or organizations who are advocating “animal welfare” and decrying large farms. Last week I was browsing Encyclopedia Britannica's online website and saw they had an advocacy link: Advocacy For Animals. A more accurate description for this link should be Advocacy for a Vegan Lifestyle. Needless to say, I was disappointed that an organization such as Encyclopedia Britannica had succumbed to spreading misinformation about modern animal agriculture.

There are hundreds of millions of Americans who choose to include meat as part of a healthy diet. As consumers, they certainly should care about how farm animals are raised. However, the average American is not always aware of the hidden anti-meat agenda promoted through the guise of “animal welfare.” Having grown up on a family farm where raising animals was (and is) our full time job, the welfare of our animals is a job we take seriously 365 days a year day and night. Farmers and ranchers have an emotional side too and that is what drives them to care for their animals.

Back to Encyclopedia Britannica, what does that mean for you and me? It means that I get to write another letter to help clarify the truth about animal welfare.