GUERRE LARVEE

LES ÉLEVEURS SE SENTENT ACCUSES ET SONT SUR LA DEFENSIVE, DONC MONTRE BEAUCOUP D' AGRESSIVITÉ ENVERS JAMES MCWILLIAMS
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 SOIT DISANT LES ANIMAUX   ET LES ÉLEVEURS ONT UN PACTE.. LES COCHONS ICI SERONT  NOURRIS ETC.. ET EN ÉCHANGE.... ILS NOUS DONNERONT LEUR CHAIR..
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 PIRE QUE LE PACTE   DE FAUST ...


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You have to hand it to the apologists of animal slaughter. They can, when pressed, churn up some pretty righteous indignation. Indeed, when some upstart speaks truth to power, they quake with outrage. In the past week, I’ve taken on eggs, milk, and pork in my role as a Forbes contributor and, I’m happy to say, outrage overfloweth.  The responses themselves are worthy paying attention to, if only because there’s an inverse relationship between the anger and the substance. To those of you who have joined the conversation at Forbes, thank you.
The dairy piece elicited considerable anger. One commenter writes, “This article has a lot of misinformation. I would encourage readers to actually visit a real dairy farm and learn more about modern, safe dairy practices as well as visit dairyfarmingtoday.org.” Sure, go and see what the industry has to say for itself. Visit one. Get a tour. Meet an executive. What you learn should be really accurate.
Then there’s this one:  ”This is the most incorrect and pathetic excuse for a factual article that I have ever read. As for the ‘marketing geniuses in the milk industry,’ I would love for McWilliams to expand on exactly what [sic] these are. The fact that the dairy industry correctly conveys the numerous health benefits that consuming dairy products has on people?” She actually lost me when she wrote, “the dairy industry correctly conveys . . ” Okay, one more: “I am disgusted by your article. Where is your credibility? Why was a professor of LAW the only person you consulted? How about an industry professional?”  Yeah, you know, those Cornell Law Professors who graduated from Harvard Law and clerked for a Supreme Court Justice and wrote a book on veganism. Clearly a lame source.
Does it sound like the milk industry is getting nervous? Well they should be.They’ve become a target, and they’re a mighty fat one. All I’m doing in these articles is stating the facts, ones established by credible sources without a financial stake in killing animals. It intrigues me that these critics condemn me for bias and then insist that I quote industry sources. Message to these people: I’m skeptical of industry sources for the simple reason that industry sources lie. The suggestion that to quote them is required for objectivity reflects a serious misunderstanding of objectivity.
The pork piece also raised some hackles. One response was especially detailed. Here is what was said about “abuse” on pig farms: “Nothing makes me angrier than seeing someone mistreat an animal. When we domesticated them, we made a pact with them that we would provide them with everything they need and they would provide us with nourishment. Neither I nor my supervisors tolerated mistreatment of animals. Doing anything to purposefully harm an animal would result in IMMEDIATE termination. Not only is it morally wrong, but financially it is unbeneficial because if they animal is not comfortable and happy they are not producing as well.” A pact? Can I see a copy of the contract?
Some comments lead me to question basic reasoning ability. Like this one: “I am writing to inform and give a different perspective for some of you regarding a few of the concerns in this article and comments posted. Whenever someone talks about the concentration of hog production and elaborates on how unfriendly this practice is for the environment, I find the need to point out that the entire human population lives in a similar fashion. People live in large cities and we have constructed massive sewage treatment plants to handle the dense population’s waste. Similar concept with pork production!”
My favorite comment of all was this: “I have to say, your war on animal agriculture does know no boundaries.”