Its the same effect as showing people what goes into a hot dog. Pink slime is nasty but they still sell a shit ton of them. (Not to me…gag.) So no, at this point I don’t think the feedlot and dairy owners care that much about the photos getting out.
If the FCC bans drones flying over their herd, they can freely shoot, net, etc them down before they injure the animals. Currently drone operators would be liable for damage only after it is caused.
I do occasionally entertain myself when bored around organic enthusiast. I mention that the organic industry use of manure is completely dependent on factory farming of beef, chicken and the widespread use of GMO crops. Gets some of the more ignorant people all worked up.
The industry cares a lot about its image in general. For instance the beef industry has a dedicated team watching social media for beef related conversations online 24/7
Using checkoff money, NCBA has developed what it has called a “Digital Command Center” – a sophisticated online monitoring system that tracks media outlets and social media for more than 200 beef-related topics. Hosted in Denver in a space that “looks like a military operations center combined with the TV section at an electronics retailer”, according to a recent Cattlemen’s Beef Board mailer sent to ranchers, the command center alerts members of NCBA’s issues management and media relations team whenever stories or online chatter rise above a certain threshold. It’s staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with personnel redundancies built in to make sure someone’s always watching.
Its the same effect as showing people what goes into a hot dog. Pink slime is nasty but they still sell a shit ton of them. (Not to me…gag.) So no, at this point I don’t think the feedlot and dairy owners care that much about the photos getting out.
If the FCC bans drones flying over their herd, they can freely shoot, net, etc them down before they injure the animals. Currently drone operators would be liable for damage only after it is caused.
I do occasionally entertain myself when bored around organic enthusiast. I mention that the organic industry use of manure is completely dependent on factory farming of beef, chicken and the widespread use of GMO crops. Gets some of the more ignorant people all worked up.
The industry cares a lot about its image in general. For instance the beef industry has a dedicated team watching social media for beef related conversations online 24/7
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