The Rural Voice, 1997-06, Page 47Even though the Douglases only
have a 20 sow operation, they can
still compete with the big producers.
These displays that have gotten
the attention of literally hundreds of
thousands, if not millions of people.
At the Winter Fair where their booth
is fairly large, with pigs, tools of the
trade, feed and other items, they see
an average of 4,000 children a day
with more adults in the evening. At
the CNE they figure they see about
800,000 people in total over the three
weeks the CNE is open. Couple that
with the people they reach at the
Western Fair and other fairs in
Ontario, including fairs in
Georgetown and Milton, and you
have a very substantial number of
people they help educate about the
pork industry.
When they first had their display
in 1988 at the Winter Fair, they
weren't sure if it was going to work.
But as Sharon put it, "It was a hit."
Ron also was involved in the
second draft of the Code of Practice
for pigs in the 1980s. "When the
animal welfare movement started in
the early '80s, the pork marketing
board was one of the first to pick up
on it," said Ron.
So an ad-hoc committee, called
the Animal Care Committee, was
formed in 1987 and Ron chaired it
for many years.
"The goal of the Animal Care
Committee was to educate the
producers and promote the
"You need to be
there 365 days a
year. You have to
stick with it
through the
market's highs and
lows."
excellence of animal agriculture,"
said Ron.
Ron has also been very active on
OFAC, which was formed in 1987.
"In 1986, the Federation of
Agriculture first called a meeting,
which included all the marketing
boards, to figure out what could be
done and what should be done about
the animal welfare movement. One
year later, OFAC was formed," said
Ron.
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