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ON THE FARM Farming livelihoods are being threatened" Activists threaten agriculture, speaker says Livestock producers should worry about 'animal, rights activists, according to the chair- man of the Ontario Farm Animal Council. Gordon Coukell was in Nestleton last Tuesday night as a guest speaker at the Durham Region Federation of Agriculture annual meeting, and he issued a strong warning to farmers not to ignore the growing number of they are vying for the public's attention," Mr. Coukell said. In 1991, he.said, 2h groups have been actively fighting for animal rights in Ontario. Two have done so specifically, he said, while the rest have had a broader mandate which include animal rights. "They seem to be very spe- cific, springing up all over." What's more, Mr. Coukell is afraid agriculture isn't taking the rights groups, which "want us to stop using animals altogether. Even as pets, in some extreme movement and to fight back. "The biggest mistake agricul- ture could make is to underesti- cases." mate the effect these activists can, "He said activists take a poor. have on the industry," he said, ple of animal h dry and i g to sed hunters as a group. portray that as the norm, "That's that didn't fight back hard where they gain the public sympa: enough, and now is "virtually thy." And as a result, he added, "Farming livelihoods are being threatened...by definition, the ani- mal right-ists are actually anti- Gordon Couksll (front row, second the guest speaker at last Tuesday's Durham lon Federat Agriculture ania meeting from left) was Ontario Fi keep an eye on animal rights activists threatening the agriculture industry. Also in this Iteieg are some of the delegates who will be going to the activists lobbying against animal agriculture. Mr. Coukell cited several inci- dents over recent months: at the University of Western Ontario, *students distributed anti-meat lit- erature. at a rib BBQ; 'meat is murder' stickers were handed out at the Canadian National Exhibition farm area; a church minister delivered an anti-meat sermon; and a noisy demonstra- tion was held at the Kitch animal rights movement serious- I ly. "I don't think agriculture has understood the impact these groups can have on our business: agriculture," he said: "Although they may not be targeting your commodity now, they likely, will some day." Right now, he said, the egg and veal industries are getting the most attention. There's "a distinct difference," he said, b animal welfare Stockyards. "This gives you an dea that the activists are here and groups, which care about the well being of animals, and animal REMEMBRANCE BANQUET ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BR. 419 Saturday, November 9th, 1991 DINNER 7:00PM DANCINGQ:00PM LEGION'HALL Music by THE ELOTONES Guest Speaker: Deputy District F Commander Ken Bell Tickets $10. per Person Members & Guests Welcome Call: 085-7904 | g " HOMESTEAD by Ballard t Carnegie " HWY. 7A EAST - PORT PERRY 985-2451 or 985-2157 Shier, Ralph Larmer, John Wadenaar, extinct. The same thing could happen to agriculture if we don't , watch it." Eighty per cent of the popula- tion, hé pointed out, has no direct tie t@agriculture, which is why "it becomes very important that the 80 per cent knows what goes on on the farm, They mever hear our side of the story." He admits not all farmers ae perfect. "There are some fdrms in other parts of the province that could do a better job," and he suggested they pull up their socks and make sure animals are treated . well and according to code. But the livestock farmers who are doing everything 'by the book' should be defending their work, he said. "Maybe it's time agriculture set its own agenda for the environment, rather than just , reacting to what someone else says we should do...it"'s very important that agriculture tell its story about what it's doing on the modern farm. "Your farms aren't what they were 20, 30 years ago. Modern { agriculture has changed dramati- cally since then, but nobody's taken the time to tell people about i" BE SAFE! Have fun! LINDSAY COMMUNITY SALE BARN LTD. For October 25th, 1991 GROUP WEIGHTRANGE LOW HIGH. WTAVG. HEAD AVGWT EXOTIC & EXOTIC CROSS . : Over 1250 1b. TO MS TA 24 1,409 of A ual com AL BRITEH EXOTICA EXOTICOROSS. rh. 3 rae ton In Jorento Nov. 25 to 27). 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