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Hog Farming's Moral Vocation

2013-12-06 22:43:00| National Hog Farmer

By Jonathon Hoek, Vice President of Pig Production, Belstra Milling Company, Inc. In the past few months, I attended two key pork industry conferences in Wisconsin and Minnesota. I am always energized by the people I meet and the topics discussed; our industry has produced and nurtured some of the brightest minds committed to research and to finding solutions to the complexities handed to us by this amazing animal: the Pig. Many in our industry, including me, have experienced a champion who believed in them and paved the way for them to follow their dream. This is a testimony to the passion that our industry has for people and pigs, along with a concern for feeding the masses. In a new and cynical way, these qualities have been called into question recently by activist groups. Rick Berman, founder of the Humane Watch organization known for challenging the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), says activist groups are becoming more skilled at creating common knowledge myths about who we are and the ethical justification for pig farming. read more

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