The Huron Expositor, 1996-02-07, Page 22. -TNS HURON EXPOS/TOR, Fob uary 7, 1991/
Agriculture
Brussels
man
sells 14
steers at
livestock
Sales at Brussels Livestock
.for the week ending Feb. 1:
fed cattle, 369; cows, 125;
veal calves, 198; sheep and
goats, light run; stockers, 692.
Fed steers and heifers sold
under pressure at prices $2
lower. The cows sold actively
at [,rices $2 to $4 higher. A.
better quality offering of veal
calves traded $3 to $4 higher,
with pressure on- the heavy
and plain calves. On Friday
.• calves -sold steady with the
yearlings selling -$2 to $3
lower. •
-
'1'hcre were 247 fed steers
on offer selling from 80.00 to
84.00 to the high of 95.50.
Fourteen -steers, consigned by
Howard Martin, Brussels,
averaging 1407 lbs. sold for
an overall price of 82.87 to
the top of 88.75. Twelve
steers consigned 'by Gerald .
Rathwell,-Bruceficld,.
averaging 1431 lbs 'sold for--
an
oreas average price of 76.73 to
the high of 85.25. -
There were 116 fed heifers
on offer selling from 80.00 to
- 84.00 to the high :of 90.00.
There were 125 cows' on
offer selling from 32.00 to
52.00 to the high of 62.25.'
*A Tight run of bulls sold.
from 55.00 to 62.00. -
There were 198* 'veal on
offer selling: hol, 62.00 - to
72.00; beef, 72.00 to, 92.00
-with sales to 9100; heavy &
plain, 50.(X) to 58.01).
Sales at Brussels 1.ivestock
for the week ending Jan. 26, _
_.1996: fed cattle, 508; cows,
276; veal calves,- 234; sheep
and goals, 84; stockers, 706.
There were .33,9 steers on
offer; selling from 83.(X) to
81.00 to- the. high, of 92.1.0..
Two steers consigned by a . & -
J Farms; Mitchell averaging.
1265 lbs sold for an average
of 80.71 with sales to' 84.50.
Five steersconsigned .' by
Murray- Smith, " Dublin,
averaging 134( lbs sold for
an average of. 82.60 with
sales to 84.50. - - .
There were .146 heifers- on
_offer selling from .83.00 to
86.00 to the high of 87.50:
Five heifers consigned by
David Bowles,-Brosscl'x
averaging 1221 lbs sold- for
an average of 82.62 with
sales to 83.75. Sevin heifers
consigned by Ben Itathwell,
Bruccfield averaging 1223 Ins
sold for an average of 76.81
with sales to 83.0). Eleven
heifers consigned hy. Gerald
Rathwcll, Brricctield
averaging 1178, lbs sold for
an average of 77:56 with
sales to 82.75. •
There were 276 cows on
offer selling froin 30.00 to,
50.00 to the high of 63.50.
There 'were 16 bulls on
offer selling from 41.00 to
64.13 to the high of 80.(0.
There were 237. veal on
offer selling:, hol. plain &
heavy, 50.00 to 58.(X1[ 1101,
58.00 to 68.00; beef, 68.(X) to
91.00. Six veal consigned by
John Vcrberg, Londcshoro
averaging 670 lbs sold for an
average of 74.62 with sales to
88.50.
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4H AWARD WINNERS - Local 4-H Members were recognized for achieving goals at the
recent achievement program held at the OMAFRA office in Clinton. From left: Andrea
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six projects; Janet Vanden Hoven, 42 projects; Adrienne Peckitt, six projects.
How to fight animal rights groups
KY BLAKE PA'1 li R:SON
SSP News Staff ,
Last year, a woman jogger in
-_California .was attacked and
killed by a mountain -lion. The
incident_orphaned two children
and two lion cubs, and since
then; fund-raising efforts have
raised twice a.s much money tor,
the cubs as they have for the
children.."That's the' kind of
world We live in today. said
Jim Magee, chairman of the
Ontario Farm Animal Council.
Magee visited the OMAFRA
office in Clinton last
-Wednesday to give arca fanners'
'SOrne ammunition in an ever= -
cicalating battle with the misin-
fonnation.or animal .rights
groups taking aim at animal
agriculture.
0We _have to take them seri
ously." said Magee. "They play
. on 'human emotions; and -they
• arc finding success because
they offcrblack and white solus
tions to,grey issues." . -
Issucs such as.the caging of
laying hens, the close :confinc-
mentof sows, the dehorning of,
cows, the de -teething of baby
pig5e the risk of - chemical
residues in the meat supply. the
production of veal. and..any
husbandry' methods which:
inflict unnecessary. suffering on.
animals.
Magee said today's urban
society is very much removed ,
from the reality of what's going
on in modern Cann operations,
and urban ignorance is fertile
aground,, for anirnal rights
activists. "It is easier to believe
a simple lie than a complicated
truth," he said.. '
The Ontario Farm Animal
Council (OFAC) was estab-
lished in 1988 , to support and
promote the responsible pro-
duction and marketing of Live-
stock and poultry. and to inform,
the public about modem agri-
culture and food production.
And as the animal rights move-
ments has grown in size and
political power over the last few
years, OFAC's-biggest chal-
lenge has been to refute a mes-
sage which says fanners have
become little more than the
dupes of the chemical compa-
nies and not unlike the Nazis
• who ran death camps during the
Second World War.
According to Magee, there
are now more than 100 animal
rights grbups targeting agricul-
ture and infiltrating humane
societies with an extremist
Mentality which borders on ter-
rorisln .
' Within the last six months,
' for example, Magee said 58
milk' trucks have been fire
-bombed in -England, and the
dean of a veterinarian college in
Tennessee was murdered by
.activists which threatened to
keep.killing veterinarians until
their demands for animal rights
were met.
,. 41c said these activist groups
are insidious and' dangerous,
but he added the battle can Only
he won by niakiiig sure people
understand modern, farming, by
promoting community initia-
tives such as farm tours; and by
continuing to work totvard pre-
-venting anirnal cruelty in all its
forms.-:
Local farmer Bob McNeil
said people should realize any
fanner would be foolish not to
keep .their animals as comfort-
able as possible. -
"There is no profit in it," he
said. "and that's the bottom
line." -
McNeil, who cares for a herd
.of 80 holsteins on his farm
north of Goderich,' said 70 per
cent of any cow's production is,
directly attributable to the com-
fort of the animal. Hc said
• things, such as quality feed; a
• fresh bed of straw, fresh air, a
clean stall, and plenty of exer-
cise' keep animals happy and
keep them producing. "It's all
the little things you do on a
daily basis that makes (he dif-
ference," said McNeil.
"We are all animal wel-
farists." said Magee, "and we
all have an obligation to proper-
ly -raise .animals. We have to
make sure we take the welfare"
of animals into 'Consideration
and we have to be aware of
what we arc doing and what it
looks like to the public,
"If one farmer is mistreating
his animals." said Magee, "it is
a black eye. for the entire fann-
ing community." -
Deb Stark, who is the director
of laboratory ' services at
University of Guelph and a
member of the Council `of
Veterinarians of Ontario, says
the key to OFAC's success in
the battle against misinforma-
tion -.rests with their continued
emphasis on educating people
about the issues.
She said OFAC has to contin-
ue being up front about the fact.
everything IS not 100 per cent
- in agriculture: and to maintain a
message that people have to
understand all 'the ,information
before they condemn' current
agricultural practices.-
Stark agreed there are.scveral
organizations .that have stated
agendas to_attack'aniinal agn-
culture, but. she said she
'believes -the average penton is
still very Supportive of fanners
and agriculture.
"1 don't "think there. is any
massive campaign to get us out.
of farming, she said: But she
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