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Veterinarians counter HSUS opposition to maternity pens
Story Date: 1/11/2013
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Source: Michael Fielding, Meatingplace, 1/11/13
HumaneWatch.org, a project of the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), has sent a letter to New Jersey Assemblymembers about the hundreds of veterinarians who recently voiced support for the use of maternity pens to house pregnant pigs.
The American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Association of Swine Veterinarians both agree that housing sows individually is an option that provides for animal welfare.
The letter was sent in response to a letter sent Monday in support of Assembly Bill 3250, which HumaneWatch says was written by an arm of the Humane Society of the United States. The bill would ban the use of individual maternity pens.
“New Jersey shouldn’t roll over for the radical PETA types at the Humane Society of the United States who want to take bacon out of BLTs,” CCF Executive Director Rick Berman said in a news release. “Swine veterinarians know what’s humane for pigs.”
Included in CCF’s letter is a statement in support of maternity pens signed by 200 veterinarians, including swine health management experts certified by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. The letter and attachment may be downloaded here.
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