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Saturday 29 October 2011

She said what??????

Just when you think you seen it all comes this little gem taken from the International Movement for the Banning of Live Export, or IMBLE, a closed group on Facebook who plan to change the world with their letter writing and general whingery. A closed group means only members can see what's being discussed. But we have our spies in there, more for a laugh thatn anything. But this one knocked us for six.


Apparently dieing from fever and ulcers is alot kinder than the slaughter house. Who knew? And burning piles of animal corpses are much better smelling than those stinking ships, trucks, abattoirs and feedlots. Of course, it's only one person's opinion, but it is scary what some people actually think, isn't it? God forbid it ever happens here.

Maybe they should rename the group International Movement for the Banning of Everything that Could Involve a Living Entity Slaughtered.

IMBECILES.


I'd go on, but I'm speechless.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

you disgusting people for spying in a private conversation THEN posting it all over the internet, i hope they get your a*** for this

Anonymous said...

and you failed to see the rest of the conversation where i personally said i wouldnt wish FMD on any animal, stop making trouble when you have no facts

LE said...

Just want to point out a few basic things to "Anonymous" 1: If you post your thoughts anywhere in cyberspace, it most definitely isn't private! So even if it's a closed group, this was from a open thread so suck it up or take the long walk off a short pier. 2: We're disgusting people!?! Are you for real? Seriously asking here, did you read the screenshot or what? Did you understand the breadth of the lunacy that poor deluded ignorant woman was proclaiming? Hint: Next time do some research about the topics under discussion before putting your oar in the water i.e. Ask a vet if they think it would be better for animal to die of FMD (Foot & Mouth Disease) than a death in an accredited abattoir. 3: So you are saying RSPCA, AA, PETA etc can post, say, do anything, anytime, anywhere but the "other side" can't do anything to defend itself? Sounds like the reasoning of a schoolyard bully. I didn't like people like that back then & I damn sure don't like them now. 4: As for our A**'s, if that's what gets you all revved up & in a bother, by all means start running flat chat, I know I'll be ROFL on my A** when you run into a metaphorical "Darwin Coathanger" sooner rather than later. 5: regards to your (30/10/11 7:31) comment - you said what you said about wishing a FMD outbreak in Australia. What do you think that means? A single pig gets a couple of blisters on its mouth or foot and its right as rain by the end of the week? It is very much more likely that a lot of animals will get sick, a significant number will die horribly and whats left will either to be put down to ease their suffering or face a low painful recovery. Like I said before, you gave your ill informed opinion, you posted it on the net & its out there, you can't change that now, its just you that can be changed now. So what will it be? Ciao

LE said...

BTW when are you putting out another 25 golden rules of farming MT? Good stuff mate, see ya on FB

CountryMouse said...

when will people realise that like when you sell a car, when you sell a beast whether is is to an overseas market or not it is out of the farmers hands what happens to it ... it is no longer their property. And in regards to live export the same applies Australia cannot control another contries policies it does not mean farmers condone the treatment but this is the market that is avaliable and profitable for this country. Foot and mouth REALLY ... although it is rare for it to happen it can be passed on the humans. Do any of these people eat meat ... foot and mouth would shut down the industry and not only the shipping of livestock overseas but the movement of livestock within this country. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

Anonymous said...

i dont have enough respect for you to answer your feeble pathetic comment and to you country mouse, its out of the farmers hands you say ? they knew they were sending their animals to countries without welfare laws, you come across as naive farmers that we are supposed to feel sorry for, in this instance i feel sorry for the cattle. Do any of these people eat meat ??? do any of you people think out side your box ??

Stringybark said...

Anonymous said... "do any of you people think out side your box ??"
One might ask the same question to you.
It is easy to be self righteous. But the ability to realise the facts and accept that sometimes your percieved ideal, isn't correct, or practical. Can be challenging.

Anonymous said...

self righteous is you farmer F******joe, you know everything and everything you do is correct and thats your pathetic perception, challenge yourself open your mind !!

proudbeefproducer said...

have you looked up FMD Anon? maybe if you did you would realise why we who know exactly what it would mean for the whole of Australia's Ag industry is totally horrified that someone could even suggest this. The amount of money that has gone into research about this disease, that researches from Australia are sent overseas to research it so that no component of the "no holes barred" terrifying disease is entered into this country. The worst thing is it wouldn't be the likes of you or any in the RSPCA or AA that would have to destroy animals, healthy or sick, it would be the ones that actually care for them and would you consider their mental state after having to do this, not likely. The enormity of a breakout really has no impact on your thought process what so ever, again a case of having no idea what so ever on the cattle industry, or ag industry in Australia. Call me what ever you want, notice your the only one that needs to hide their words, hope that makes you feel better.

Anonymous said...

WAKE UP !!!!!! I DIDNT SAY I WISH FMD ON ANY ANIMAL MORON, I WOULD NOT WISH THAT ON ANY ANIMAL, SO GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT. I DO KNOW WHO SAID THAT AND I DO KNOW THAT PERSON REGRETS IT BECAUSE IT WAS TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT, AND I DONT SEE HOW THE MENTAL STATE WOULD BE ANY DIFFERENT WHEN YOU KILL TO EAT OR KILL TO ERADICATE, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE WORRY OF LOSS OF INCOME NOT FOR ANYTHING ELSE, LIFT ALL THE STUFF YOU HAVE BEEN BRAINWASHED WITH OFF OF YOUR HEART SO YOU CAN START TO FEEL AGAIN. STOP TELLING YOURSELF THAT WHAT YOU DO FOR A BUCK IS OK WHEN YOUR CONSCIOUS IS TRYING TO TELL YOU OTHERWISE

BET said...

"....AND I DONT SEE HOW THE MENTAL STATE WOULD BE ANY DIFFERENT WHEN YOU KILL TO EAT OR KILL TO ERADICATE, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE WORRY OF LOSS OF INCOME NOT FOR ANYTHING ELSE..."

What rot. Is this statement implying people of the land don't care how an animal dies as long as it comes with a pay packet at the end? Maybe they need to get off the computer and actually go and meet a few farmers and see how much they care...

I am ashamed to think there are so many ignorant comments getting tossed about. Not sure what to do about it as there just seem to be so many ignorant people about who don't know better and don't care to learn any different.

Anonymous said...

you should be ashamed because you are just as ignorant and in denial yourself, crying when your export industry is banned for a whole month. never heard a sincere word or concern for the animals that were tortured, abused or even survived a sea journey, WE NEVER HEARD IT, WE NEVER HEARD IT AND WE STILL HAVENT, so dont go around saying you F****** care cause you knew and you still send them, why not process them here under humane slaughter ?? because YOU DONT GIVE A FROGS LEG

BET said...

The fact that you don't think people on the land care proves you have not listened to any of them in this ordeal. I have not heard anyone say they didn't care regardless of what you believe.

Your attitude speaks volumes.

Anonymous said...

fuck off, your attitude and actions speaks louder - "this ordeal" - exactly, you have never given a crap for the animals you continue to send, its always been about you and the dollar. YOU have never listened to a solution an alternative or anothers point of view, you think your way is the right way and you continue to try and belittle us and give us a bad name with spying and these kinds of posts !! and to cheer on Gov decisions that exploit more and more animals for yours and their greed, i will not listen to you people hate on us any longer, we know why we do this

CountryMouse said...

Well said stringybark.
Live the life and walk the walk. People on the land live and work in the industry they do because they have a passion for it. Farming in whatever form is a gamble you have to hope that the next season will be good that you will get rain when you need it, that disease can be kept at bay, that pests can be kept under control. If one part of the puzzle is lost then the rest falls in a heap until a better year comes along leaving an industry struggling. Yes, the big companies make money if they are lucky a large amount but the small time, family run operations usually don't have an overly large profit margin and what they make gets put back in to improve their practices, livestock and land. When uninformed, or not fully thought out decisions get made that effect the rural industry a domino effect takes place. In the end everything is affected not just the farmer but the consumer. How much are people willing to pay meat?
I think that what was happening was horrifying as did any and I mean ANY other person I talked to but the way it was dealt with was not ideal. I also feel that it was blown out of proportion.
Farmers care about their animals ... admittedly there are a few who don't but those who have a passion for what they do, do care. Why else would they bring home a calf and feed it when it has been abandoned ... it certainly isn't to make money it takes a lot to get a calf going. Why else do they try to implement the best practices in their yards and learn the best ways to handle cattle? That certainly isn't to make a dollar ... good practices cost.
Think about it ... those cattle wouldn't exist if it weren't for the industry they are part of and then what would you have to fight about.
If you want something else to fight for what about the welfare of all the cattle on properties who have just lost large percentages of their feed to fires. How about you fight for a way to save them because otherwise, the truth is, that they will die either by man trying to save them a worse fate, starvation or from their stomaches slowly filling up with soot. And we aren't talking about 10 head killed by one team on the kill floor we are talking about 1000s of cattle 10 000s of cattle. Now that is something to fight for. Think about how that will affect farmers and their families if it doesn't rain. Sometimes farmers have issues a lot closer to home to worry about.
I am no expert, I know that. I am not for animal cruelty … I don’t know any farmer who is either or any farmer who can’t see the imperfections in the industry they are part of. The rural industry is a significant part of this country’s past and it should darn well be a large part of its future. I am for the farmer, the livelihood and the industry imperfections and all because imperfections can be fixed small mindedness however cannot.