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National Pork Producers CEO Calls HSUS a Bully as Group Sues Over Sale of The Other White Meat Slogan
Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:02:46 CDT
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Pork Producers Council, Neil Dierks, issued the following statement late Monday afternoon in response to the lawsuit announced by the Humane Society of the United States against the USDA and the National Pork Board, in which they take issue with the sale consumated six years ago between the National Pork Producers Council and the National Pork Board of the slogan "The Other White Meat."
"NPPC is reviewing the HSUS complaint, but it appears there is no legal merit to this claim, and it is another desperate attempt by the radical activist group to severely curtail animal agriculture and take away consumer food choices. What does merit concern, however, is the fact that HSUS preys on the emotions of domestic pet owners with deceptive advertising and fundraising. It raises money on images of abused puppies without homes, yet virtually none of those funds go to local shelters. Instead those dollars go toward multimillion dollar campaigns to attack family farmers and American meat production.
"This also is the latest bullying tactic by HSUS in its efforts to force NPPC to abandon its position on allowing farmers to choose production practices that are best for the welfare of their animals. Over the past few months, HSUS has threatened NPPC with a Federal Trade Commission complaint; filed notice of its intent to sue a number of hog operations over alleged emissions reporting violations; and charged that NPPC was responsible for the deaths of hogs in barn fires because the organization asked to give input on national fire standards for agricultural facilities. All of the allegations lack merit."
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