DianaThe Chicken and the Egg Syndrome
April 1st 2008 23:49
We went to one of those country carnival things on Easter Monday. An annual event, this one is held to raise money for the local hospital. The kids usually take their horses and go in some of the jumping and games events and we drift around watching the sheep dog trials, wood-chopping, tractor pull and other stuff.
I met a farmer I knew and we had a little chat. We got onto the topic of the mulesing issue (now how could that have come up?) His opinion was that the world wanted our wool and eventually it would realise the purpose of mulesing and the issue would blow over. I was not surprised at his opinion. It is one I have heard before, though many farmers won’t talk to me about such things: I hear them second-hand from my husband (women are supposed to be in the house or looking after the kids).
But I took him to task over this, I’m afraid. I told him he was living in a dream world and that animal rights are and would be playing a huge role in the selling of agricultural products and therefore the livelihood of Australian farmers. He didn’t want to know. Guess you can’t blame him: tis all in the too-hard basket.
But I also tut-tutted over the competition which was taking place in front of us: egg-throwing. There were many many smashed eggs during the course of the day, which everyone seemed to find hilarious. I thought it a sinful waste.
Later on that night I heard on the news that another country carnival had indulged in a session of frozen-chicken throwing!
Is the whole world going mad? Or am I just cranky??????????????
I met a farmer I knew and we had a little chat. We got onto the topic of the mulesing issue (now how could that have come up?) His opinion was that the world wanted our wool and eventually it would realise the purpose of mulesing and the issue would blow over. I was not surprised at his opinion. It is one I have heard before, though many farmers won’t talk to me about such things: I hear them second-hand from my husband (women are supposed to be in the house or looking after the kids).
But I took him to task over this, I’m afraid. I told him he was living in a dream world and that animal rights are and would be playing a huge role in the selling of agricultural products and therefore the livelihood of Australian farmers. He didn’t want to know. Guess you can’t blame him: tis all in the too-hard basket.
But I also tut-tutted over the competition which was taking place in front of us: egg-throwing. There were many many smashed eggs during the course of the day, which everyone seemed to find hilarious. I thought it a sinful waste.
Later on that night I heard on the news that another country carnival had indulged in a session of frozen-chicken throwing!
Is the whole world going mad? Or am I just cranky??????????????
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Comment by Vulcan
An eagle also featured in the ad was an animatronic. PETA spoke out against the use of animatronic eagles, saying they were usually subjected to electronic currents and digital manipulation.