13 December 2011

Without responding, we're like lambs to the slaughter

.... To me, the biggest worry is that at no time during this debate have I seen anyone from our meat industry or the High Commission in London contributing to the online comments with New Zealand's side of the story.

They could have made some very good points. Such as, lambs are stunned before having their throats cut and the practice meets New Zealand's animal welfare laws. This was actually stated by a Beef + Lamb representative in the original article but ignored by the outraged commenters. It obviously needed to be reinforced. [Stuff.co.nz] Read more [via Islamophobia Watch]