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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  Aunt Betty said some love the grooming and will lay in their laps and enjoy the brushing...others like to move around more, but they dont have to hold down or tie down any of the rabbits, guess you could say they are accustomed to the schedule!....she has been doing this since the 70's I think...she took over HER mom and dads business, and they were doing it when I was in high school.......Aunt Betty had 3 kids, the two boys are policemen, and the girl is the one that will continue the rabbit business, along with her 3 kids!
I cant stand abusing any animals for any reason. (That includes "stripping" coats on dogs, or pulling the hair from inside their ears!) When farm animals are raised to slaughter, I want it done quickly and painlessly. The only thing I am upset about is the fact that people will actually think from that ONE PETA video, that is the only way this is done....that is the exception rather than the rule. I am thankful that all the hundreds of farmers that produce Angora fiber, not only from rabbits but from sheep too, the ones that depend on those animals and the production of the fleece/fur/fiber/wool to provide them a living, have not been affected financially by uproar over that video. That would be like all of us getting smeared by one video of a dog fighting operation....we dont treat our dogs like that and should not be considered in the same catagory....same with Angora farmers! That is why I could not boycott buying Angora....But I could certainly support action against THAT factory in the video! |
We're basically agreeing on most things, but I never said that this one video proves that this is how it's done everywhere, this video and many others show that they are doing it somewhere and the petition even says, "Please know that not ALL farmers hurt animals while producing angora fur, this petition is not against them but against the farmers who produce the fur in a way that animals are being hurt. We are not against ALL angora fur but only the fur that causes stress and pain to the rabbits."
My question for you is who should look further into the matter? Should the matter just be dropped, because MOST farmers are not doing it this way? How do we know how big of a problem it is if nobody is looking into it? I hope you answer these questions, I'm really trying to understand a few things.