Guest guest Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 The San Jose Mercury News ran some articles about farm animals at the Santa Clara County Youth Fair. Carol Evans wrote the following letter to the Merc in response to the caring/killing contradiction in http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10091261 -- Mike - Carol Evans Monday, August 4, 2008 10:40 AM letters " Radiant! Blueberry is some pig " The picture of the little girl petting Blueberry the pig (page 1B, Aug 4) before Blueberry was sent to slaughter evoked deep sadness in me, as I'm sure it did for many readers. While caring for Blueberry, the child learned that this pig was an intelligent, sentient being who became her friend. If the 4-H philosophy is, " Learn by Doing " , this child's lesson was incomplete. Completion would mean following Blueberry to the Yosemite Meat Company, which, of course, none of us would want her to do. As a social worker for many years working with children, I believe the 4-H experience to be emotionally conflicting, confusing, and constitutes abuse of a child. Carol Evans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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