I’m sure many AgWired fans will remember Paul McKellips. He’s moved from the “good news in Iraq” to working on an issue of major importance to anyone involved in animal agriculture.
Perhaps a few of you may remember me from my days at FSA in Washington and then my agriculture broadcasts from Iraq in 2006 and 2007. I’m now the executive vice president at the Foundation for Biomedical Research here in Washington.
With the passage of Prop 2 in California it has become evident that the massive power of the Humane Society of the US (HSUS) and organizations like PETA will continue to have an enormous impact on animals, both those used in animal agriculture as well as biomedical research. We conducted another national poll last month with Zogby International (1,204 adults) and discovered that the public opinion needle is moving away from the humane use of animals.
Educating the public on how animal research improves animal agriculture, human health and animal health is, perhaps, now our best approach to countering aggressive animal rights messaging.
To accomplish this Paul has started the FBR Animal Research Minute. In this program he will take “the top headlines from animal research labs across the world and delivers honest success stories, unfolding hope and words of promise.” If you’ve got a podcast or farm broadcast or place to post it on your website I’m sure he would really appreciate it.
You can listen to the latest episode of the Animal Welfare Minute here: animal-research-minute-090.mp3