Sadly this farm is not what it says it is. Farmonline also did a video of the interview
http://sl.farmonline.com.au/multimediaplayer.aspx?id=3248 Have a look and tell me if you still think he is free range. A much better alternative to intensive farming, but please, why misrepresent yourself.

AA, CIWF, Animal Welfare League, HSI, RSPCA, IFAW, WSPA,Voiceless, ACAC, Animal Aid, Aus Vets for Animal Welfare, Cat Protection Society, Vic Dog Rescue.

Everyone's favourite, Mr Hugh Wirth was also in attendance :)

I dont think any of them would have been impressed with the outcome, or lack of one, from this event.

The egg corporation guy would have been interesting. I dont think anyone told him animal welfare groups were invited! He named all of them on screen in his presentation as threats to the industry!

Hi PF

It's hard to see exactly what he's doing from that really. They don't appear to have the same freedom that your pigs do though. Did you do the RSPCA accreditation thing? If the other (they mention him as being one of two) one isn't you, who is it, and is it genuine? It's a bit sad that these people are getting that accreditation if they are not the real thing. Another argument for real truth in labelling? Maybe such accreditation would be better handled by HSI or CIWF.

Did the animal groups get much opportunity for real input at the conference? It looks like there was a very good representation. None of those groups are what could be described as "extreme".

Did you find yourself totally outnumbered by the intensive farming people? The egg industry representative must have felt like a right idiot - didn't he think that there would be at least some representation from the animal welfare movement, or did he just not care?

Thanks for the information. If you have the time would you be able to provide any more input for those of us who couldn't get there?

Cheers
Nicky

Here is an irresistible quote...

" Isn't man an amazing animal? He kills wildlife - birds, kangaroos, deer, all kinds of cats, coyotes, beavers, groundhogs, mice, foxes, and dingoes - by the millions in order to protect his domestic animals and their feed.

Then he kills domestic animals by the billions and eats them.This in turn kills man by the millions, because eating all those animals leads to degenerative and fatal health conditions like heart disease, kidney disease, and cancer.

So then man tortures and kills millions more animals to look for cures for these diseases. Elsewhere, millions of other human beings are being killed by hunger and malnutrition because food they could eat is being used to fatten domestic animals.

Meanwhile, some people are dying of sad laughter at the absurdity of man, who kills so easily and so violently, and once a year sends out a card praying for 'Peace on Earth'. "

- C. David Coats (from the preface of his book: Old MacDonald's Factory Farm)

Cheers all
Nicky