Meat Rabbits are considered Poultry

[Ms. Research]

After reading an article about a non-profit organization with the help of a Sheriff's department unjustly IMO confiscating someone's breeding stock due to cruelty, it peaked my interest why. I did a little digging and came up with this article. This makes it more clear why this was possibly done between a Government Agency and a Non-Profit. It might not be the real reason, but I know how those who like to control use certain "for the better good" agenda.

The United States Department of Agriculture classifies rabbits as poultry. Designated as farm animals, meat rabbits are denied legal protection by the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act and Animal Welfare Act.

My concerns with the way society is now, with the big uproar about meat and the push towards vegetarian lifestyles like tofu, is that this will not be for the benefit of protecting the meat rabbits, but a way to control it or maybe even stopping the output of meat rabbits due to the new society's outlook in what we eat. And BTW, by society's outlook, I mean the government's influence and demand on how society should be looking like.



http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/04/04/18131131.php


Just food for thought. Especially to those who will continue in the meat rabbit industry.

 

[that's*satyrical]

Anyone who has ever seen Faces of Death would find it difficult to believe the government cares one iota about the way our animals used for food are treated. I may be jaded, but imo the only reason the government cares about where our food comes from is that the one who controls someone's food is the one that controls that someone....

 

[Ms. Research]

Anyone who has ever seen Faces of Death would find it difficult to believe the government cares one iota about the way our animals used for food are treated. I may be jaded, but imo the only reason the government cares about where our food comes from is that the one who controls someone's food is the one that controls that someone....

X1,000,000,000

 

[that's*satyrical]

I think I may have meant Food Inc. there instead of Faces of Death lol. I saw them both about the same time & it was a while ago....sorry....

 

[jodief100]

Anyone who has ever seen Faces of Death would find it difficult to believe the government cares one iota about the way our animals used for food are treated. I may be jaded, but imo the only reason the government cares about where our food comes from is that the one who controls someone's food is the one that controls that someone....

I agree completely. The safety net has become a safety hammock because the government LIKES all those people dependent on their welfare. They keep voting for them.

Democracies work great until people figure out they can vote themselves bread and circuses. For awhile.

 

[Ms. Research]

Anyone who has ever seen Faces of Death would find it difficult to believe the government cares one iota about the way our animals used for food are treated. I may be jaded, but imo the only reason the government cares about where our food comes from is that the one who controls someone's food is the one that controls that someone....

I agree completely. The safety net has become a safety hammock because the government LIKES all those people dependent on their welfare. They keep voting for them.

Democracies work great until people figure out they can vote themselves bread and circuses. For awhile.

Ain't that the truth. And then the rest of us have to pay for that bread and circuses votes 10 fold when the democracies fails due to incompetency. Gee I can say, Welcome to New Jersey. We have been living with bread and circuses votes for years.

 

[woodleighcreek]

Wait...why are they considered poultry?

 

[Ms. Research]

Wait...why are they considered poultry?

The Federal Government, Department of Agriculture considers meat rabbits poultry. I can't explain why the Federal Government does anything that it does. :/

 

[woodleighcreek]

I can't explain why the Federal Government does anything that it does. :/

I dont think any of us can.

 

[elevan]

I think it's a "small livestock animal" classification. The Ohio Livestock Standards Board puts rabbits in the poultry category too.