Animal Ag Alliance Releases Report on HSUS’ ‘Animal-Rights’ Conference
By AgDaily
“If you don’t tell your story, someone else will.” Agriculturalist have heard this over and over again, but there is so much truth to it. Another prime example recently happened at the Taking Action for Animals (TAFA) Conference, held virtually September 19 and 20. The event featured speakers from the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Humane Society International, and Humane Society Legislative Fund, all organizations with negative viewpoints toward animal agriculture and meat consumption. The Animal Agriculture Alliance released a report today with observations and takeaways for the animal agriculture community.
The conference primarily stressed the need for action and highlighted what animal-rights groups believe to be victories in recent years protecting wildlife, farm, marine, companion animals, and more. Speakers stressed the importance of behind-the-scenes advocacy to change and propose “animal-friendly” legislation at different levels of government.
“HSUS intentionally works to position itself as an animal welfare organization, but their history of advocating for legislation and sourcing policies that hinder our ability to raise animals for food tells a different story,” said Hannah Thompson-Weeman, vice president of communications at the Animal Agriculture Alliance. “Remarks made by speakers at the recent conference clearly outline the true goals and objectives of this organization, which everyone in animal agriculture and the food industry needs to be aware of.”