Times Advocate, 1992-12-16, Page 10Page 10 T1mes-Advocate, - December 16, 1992
Whalen Cors.
teen attends
National 4-H
Conference
Daphne Damen
TORONTO - A Whalen Comers
teenager and member of the Kirk -
ton 4-H attended the 1992 National
44-1 Conference in Toronto last
month.
Daphne Damen of Whalen Cor-
ners was one of a few 4-H mem-
bers in Ontario to attend the four-
day conference, which included 63
4-H members from across Canada,
the United States and the United
Kingdom. The focus of the confer-
ence was "Making a Difference"
and the groups examined giobal
concerns such as food safety and
supply, appropriate land use, the vi-
ability of Canada's rural communi-
ties, and the futures of family farm
and animal rights.
The National 4-H Conference is
held in conjunction with National
4-H week. Delegates are sponsored
to attend by several Canadian com-
panies. Damen was sponsored by
J.I. Case
Granton 4-H
GRANTON - The 4H Achieve-
ment night for the Great Chicken
and Egg project was held last
Wednesday at the St. Thomas' An-
glican Church.
After an introduction and wel-
come. Katherine Harding and Col-
leen Moore demonstrated deboning
a chicken breast and preparing
parmesan chicken fingers. Then
Melanie Beatson and Lisa Reeves
commented on an exhibit of the Ex-
traordinary Egg, after which Angela
and Cahrlotte Mcllhargey and Jean
and Susan Bryan did a skit "The
Chicken from Farm to Shelf' when
bingo was played using chicken and
egg terms.
The leaders Danna Beatson and
Margaret Bryan presented theaward
when Angela Mcllharey received a
special award for completing 12
clubs, and Susan Bryan and Lisa
Reeves for each completing six
elubs.
Other awards went to Melanie
Beatson who has completed 8 clubs,
Jean Bryan 7 clubs, Katherine Hard-
ing 11 clubs, and Charlotte Mcll-
hargey and Colleen Moore 4 clubs
each.
Special prizes were given to Lisa
Reeves, Melanie Beatson and Jean
Bryan for extra work done on their
books.
There was time to look at the dis-
plays and record books and re-
freshments using chicken and egg
recipes were served.
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One Foot
in the Furrow
Bob Trotter
"1 did the morning chores," said my farmer friend, "and went back to the
house to have a coffee with the children as they ate breakfast before catch-
ing the school bus.
"My wife had already left for work."
"When the kids were ready, 1 saw them off down the lane. When
turned to the barn, 1 saw a strange car parked by the milk house. 1 was cu-
rious as to who would be visiting unannounced at 8:15 in the morning."
inside the barn, a total stranger was standing with a camera in her hand
getting ready to focus on a stall of calves. The farmer smiled a greeting
and politely asked her what she was doing in his barn.
"1'm with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food," said the visitor
and, instead of taking a picture, she put down the camera and walked u, -
wards the exit. The farmer accompanied her and even coaxed her to go
ahead and take the picture. But she got into her car and drove away with-
out giving her name or even showing an identification card of any kind.
When he told me about it, I suggested the visitor may have been just
that: a photog from OMAF. They need pictures to illustrate some of the
many releases they send to the press although any OMAF people 1 have
ever dealt with would have arranged for the picture before bargaining, un-
announced.
Both my friends an:: I chuckled about a until I read a paragraph m a re-
cent newsletter front FAC's, a publication from the Ontario Farm Animal
Council. an organization formed about five years ago to specifically battle
with the burgeoning animal rights movement.
"Over the last few months, a number of producers have notified our o1 -
lice of unannounced visits to their fainters by a woman photographer(s).
In one (reported) case, a woman said she was an OMAF employee, in an-
other a vet student, and in yet another case a woman left the properly with
no explanation upon being discovered by the farmer.
"Associations and their members are reminded to treat all unannounced
visits by strangers with scrutiny and are asked to notify their commodity
group and/or OFAC in the event of such an occurrence along with as
much informauon/descriptions as they can provide.'"
So far as I know, no proof is available to suggest that these unannounced
visitors are from animal rights' groups but these people will stoop to any-
thing to make a point, even to trespassing.
I wonder how many of thein are aware of the major changes made and
the much higher fines in the amended trespass act of a few years ago'
If they are as uninformed as usual, they may be in far a huge surprise if
a farmer charges them under the act.
1 make this statement about many of these fanatics being uninformed
with good grounds. Many still think veal calves are kept in the dark in a
small, narrow stall, tied to a stanchion and fed milk ,forcibly. Nothing
could be further from the truth in this admittedly controversial and poorly -
understood subject.
Veal stalls are well -ventilated, full of light and airy The animals arc
provided with exercise yards and not force fed.
13ut try. to tell some animal right activists this. They do not want to hear
the facts. They want their side of the story only.
Away back in September, journalists from Toronto to London spent a
day in the country to see what went on behind barn doors. The purpose of
the tour was not to provide news stories but to give the media some insight
into farming. Two animal righlises came along as ringers but got shot
down in flames by the experts who attended.
Journalises learned of the mini -truths spread by the acuvisLs and righty
questioned anything else they might say.
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