Leia Flure writes about her experience of learning about swine production. She had no knowledge about raising pigs and had questions of her own. They included:
- What’s a “factory farm” really like?
- How are the animals treated? How sustainable is animal agriculture?
- And, of course, are piglets as cute in person as they are in the movies? (note the anthropomorphic references)
Flure shares her top takeaways:
- Factory farming is not what you think.
- Farmers are serious about the health and safety of their animals.
- Antibiotics are used extremely carefully and no hormones are EVER added to pork!
- Sustainability is integrated throughout pig farming operations.
Source: Medium, June 18, 2018. Link. After the farm tour, Flure indicated she feels much better prepared to answer consumer questions and without reservation she has full confidence in the safety and quality of pork — from farm to fork.
INSIGHTS: Educate, educate, educate and when you think you’ve done it. . . start over! Given the challenges of hurricane Florence, there’s someone out there right now with no knowledge of swine production giving animal health pros a bad name. Send them Flure’s post. Also, if you know a dietician in a local supermarket, hospital, school or other facility, share the article with them.