Animal activists won’t stop at fur bans
If you are a hunter or fisherman you may feel like people are coming for you. They are.
Colorado wildlife commissioners just voted to move forward a petition that would ban the commercial sale of wildlife fur. Even though this was tried before and failed, animal activists are not giving up.
The outcome of this hearing was curious because the ban was not supported by Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists nor a majority of the packed house (based on public comments during the meeting) that attended the meeting where the ban was approved.
Many of the people who spoke at this hearing were worried that the ban on fur sales would lead to bans on other hunting, trapping and fishing activities in the state. These people are right and once animal activists get a foot in the door, which they have already accomplished with the wolf “reintroduction,” they will continue to erode the rights of hunters and anglers. From there they will come for the food we eat. So if you like eating steak, shrimp, eggs and other animal-based food you will be out of luck.
Colorado isn’t the only state being targeted by animal rights activists. They are using their money to ban hunting and fishing rights in states where they know they already have a toe hold. I’m sure they feel comfortable in Colorado where our Gov. Jared Polis and his First Gentleman Marlon Reis are known animal activists.
In Oregon, they have gone so far as to try to ban most hunting, fishing and livestock farming and animal research through the PEACE Act, which stands for People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions. Some of the groups behind this legislation and have donated to the cause include PETA, World Animal Protection and Friends of DxE or Direct Action Everywhere. You can bet these bad actors are behind the potential fur ban in Colorado.
Make no doubt about it animal activists will not long be satisfied with a fur ban, it is just a gateway to their ultimate aim, which is to abolish any activity involving the killing and consuming of animals.
I know this is true because I recently ran an article on our website that came from The Hagstrom Report where PETA published a paper that said cage-free egg production is no better, and in some cases worse, than conventional egg production facilities.
I posted it on the website because I thought it was hilarious. All of these egg producers thought that if they didn’t cage their laying hens the animal rights people would leave them alone. Not a chance.
In response to this article, PETA sent me a note thanking me sharing that news on our website. Just for the record, this is the first time I have received a complementary letter from PETA. The last letter I received from them rebuked me for taking a ride in the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile. They also had a bone to pick with after I wrote story about a fly in California that was stopping a construction project.
In this latest letter, PETA also included some helpful information that I could use to avoid eating eggs.
“Fortunately, vegan egg options are humane, healthful, and widely available. Instead of eggs, use bananas, applesauce, ground flaxseeds, or commercial egg replacers in baked goods. Soft tofu works well in quiches, puddings, and mousses, and seasoned firm tofu can be used in eggless egg salad and breakfast scrambles. Vegan mayonnaise, such as Vegenaise and Hellmann’s Vegan Carefully Crafted Dressing & Sandwich Spread, can be used in place of egg-based mayonnaise on sandwiches and in potato or pasta salad. Just Eggs are great-tasting vegan eggs that can be served with vegan sausage or tempeh bacon for breakfast.”
This folks is their endgame.
