PETA Names Oprah Its "Person of the Year"
By ADAM BRYANTTV GUIDE
Continuing her way toward total world domination, talk-show queen Oprah Winfrey has been named "Person of the Year" by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Winfrey was selected for using her talk show to bring light to issues important to the Norfolk, Va.-based animal rights group's mission, with episodes that have, for example, focused on puppy mills and the treatment of chickens and other animals in factory farms. Winfrey also went on a vegan diet for a week, and in April, dedicated an episode of her show to her late cocker spaniel Sophie, who died at age 13.
Winfrey has "used her powerful voice to defend those without one," PETA president Ingrid Newkirk said in a statemement. Winfrey, who was unavailable for comment, according to The Associated Press, will receive a plaque and a letter of appreciation.
Previous winners of the PETA award include U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia in 2007 and the founders of the San Francisco-based cleaning product company Method in 2006. Link
Even though Oprah realized that a vegan diet was impractical, all of her other activities won her PETA’s Person of the Year. And why wouldn’t PETA want to throw accolades at one of the most influential people in America. She is against American agriculture and likes dogs, what more could PETA want.
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Monday, December 22, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
An Invitation to Oprah
IFB Invites Oprah to Visit Livestock Farm
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
The president of the state's largest general farm organization says daytime talk show icon Oprah Winfrey has a standing offer to travel downstate, strap on some boots and visit a livestock farm in her backyard.
Oprah is obviously interested in the subject of animal welfare, and we have a great story to tell, said Illinois Farm Bureau president Philip Nelson, a LaSalle County grain and livestock producer.
Winfrey's show Tuesday was devoted entirely to the debate over Proposition 2, an initiative that will appear on next month's California ballot which would severely regulate poultry, veal, and pork production.
"If Oprah is willing to take some time out of her busy schedule to visit a farm, she would discover that modern livestock producers are ethically committed to the well being of their animals. Our livelihoods depend on the production of healthy animals. No one understands better than a livestock producer that well cared for animals mean healthy food for Americans and the rest of the world." Link
If Oprah is really interested in learning the truth about modern livestock production, she should jump at this opportunity. While I highly doubt she would want to actually do such a thing, it is great to see producers that are willing to tell their story. Everyone in the agriculture industry needs to always be looking for opportunities to share their story of food production.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
The president of the state's largest general farm organization says daytime talk show icon Oprah Winfrey has a standing offer to travel downstate, strap on some boots and visit a livestock farm in her backyard.
Oprah is obviously interested in the subject of animal welfare, and we have a great story to tell, said Illinois Farm Bureau president Philip Nelson, a LaSalle County grain and livestock producer.
Winfrey's show Tuesday was devoted entirely to the debate over Proposition 2, an initiative that will appear on next month's California ballot which would severely regulate poultry, veal, and pork production.
"If Oprah is willing to take some time out of her busy schedule to visit a farm, she would discover that modern livestock producers are ethically committed to the well being of their animals. Our livelihoods depend on the production of healthy animals. No one understands better than a livestock producer that well cared for animals mean healthy food for Americans and the rest of the world." Link
If Oprah is really interested in learning the truth about modern livestock production, she should jump at this opportunity. While I highly doubt she would want to actually do such a thing, it is great to see producers that are willing to tell their story. Everyone in the agriculture industry needs to always be looking for opportunities to share their story of food production.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Oprah to Discuss Food Animals
On Tuesday, October 14, The Oprah Winfrey Show will be discussing how animals are raised on farms. The show is called "How We Treat the Animals We Eat." On Oprah's website, it says the show will cover what "cage-free" and "range-free" really means.
If you go to the message board on the Oprah website, you can see first hand some of the comments from viewers about what they hope to see on the show. One viewer commented the following: "I cannot tell you how grateful I am that the Oprah show is covering this! Like the puppy mill show, this will CHANGE THE WAY WE TREAT ANIMALS! There are numerous atrocities happening in factory farms all over the world right this minute and it's time we stand up for the animals that cannot speak for themselves and change the way business is done!!"
American farmers and ranchers care about their animals and work hard to produce a safe and abundant supply of food for our country, and other countries. And we do this on fewer acres than ever before.
Tune in to Oprah on Tuesday, Oct. 14 and see what she has to say about how we care for the animals we raise. Also, contact the Oprah Show and let them know how we do care for our animals. If the message boards are any indication to what her show will be about, it's going to be up to the farmers and ranchers in this country to tell the accurate version of our story!
To view a preview of the show on Youtube, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MERL2E5YCsA
Thanks to Chris Chinn for putting this info together.
If you go to the message board on the Oprah website, you can see first hand some of the comments from viewers about what they hope to see on the show. One viewer commented the following: "I cannot tell you how grateful I am that the Oprah show is covering this! Like the puppy mill show, this will CHANGE THE WAY WE TREAT ANIMALS! There are numerous atrocities happening in factory farms all over the world right this minute and it's time we stand up for the animals that cannot speak for themselves and change the way business is done!!"
American farmers and ranchers care about their animals and work hard to produce a safe and abundant supply of food for our country, and other countries. And we do this on fewer acres than ever before.
Tune in to Oprah on Tuesday, Oct. 14 and see what she has to say about how we care for the animals we raise. Also, contact the Oprah Show and let them know how we do care for our animals. If the message boards are any indication to what her show will be about, it's going to be up to the farmers and ranchers in this country to tell the accurate version of our story!
To view a preview of the show on Youtube, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MERL2E5YCsA
Thanks to Chris Chinn for putting this info together.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Oprah and Friends
Jeff Reinartz: Oprah and PETA on the same team? Scary stuff
6/28/2008 8:41:12 AM
Comments (6)
Listen up Austin, we have a problem, and it threatens to jeopardize our way of life, our very existence. We must remain strong. We must remain vigilant. We must stick together and stand tall in the face of ... vegetarians?
Well, not all vegetarians. That wouldn't be fair. I'm referring to certain groups of vegetarians that would have you believe that if you don't allow them to force you to adopt their lifestyle, that you're somehow morally and ethically careless.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is one such group. PETA is an organization of militant vegetarians who envision a world where an end has been put to the production of meat and the world subsists on a diet of rabbit food, presumably not tomatoes.
Apparently frustrated in their efforts, now they're even attempting to tie their cause to what I call the global warming myth, suddenly making meat manufacturers the number one producer of CO2 and the bellwether in the march toward this inevitable, horrifying calamity. In other words, if you eat meat then you don't care about animals, you don't care about the planet and global warming is your fault, you gluttonous carnivores. Read More
Oprah’s attempt at a vegan diet turned out to be quite difficult for her. As always, it comes back to eating a balanced diet. Her dieting adventures over the years have been well documented, and hopefully she has realized that eating a vegan diet will not make you or the environment any healthier.
6/28/2008 8:41:12 AM
Comments (6)
Listen up Austin, we have a problem, and it threatens to jeopardize our way of life, our very existence. We must remain strong. We must remain vigilant. We must stick together and stand tall in the face of ... vegetarians?
Well, not all vegetarians. That wouldn't be fair. I'm referring to certain groups of vegetarians that would have you believe that if you don't allow them to force you to adopt their lifestyle, that you're somehow morally and ethically careless.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is one such group. PETA is an organization of militant vegetarians who envision a world where an end has been put to the production of meat and the world subsists on a diet of rabbit food, presumably not tomatoes.
Apparently frustrated in their efforts, now they're even attempting to tie their cause to what I call the global warming myth, suddenly making meat manufacturers the number one producer of CO2 and the bellwether in the march toward this inevitable, horrifying calamity. In other words, if you eat meat then you don't care about animals, you don't care about the planet and global warming is your fault, you gluttonous carnivores. Read More
Oprah’s attempt at a vegan diet turned out to be quite difficult for her. As always, it comes back to eating a balanced diet. Her dieting adventures over the years have been well documented, and hopefully she has realized that eating a vegan diet will not make you or the environment any healthier.
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