Humane treatment of animals has been an issue with me for at least 40 years . . . WAY before it became a "politically correct" thing to do. I detest seeing, hearing or reading about a**h***s who mistreat animals.

One recent article (it may have already been posted, I didn’t have time to look) that REALLY got my dander up is as follows:
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/12840743/porks_dirty_secret_the_nations_top_hog_producer_is_also_one_of_americas_worst_polluters/1

I would threaten to BOYCOTT Smithfield, but I know that wouldn’t work. If one is going to eat PORK, one is going to eat pork that is somehow processed by Smithfield. And NOW they’re moving to Europe to pollute it! [:(!] [:(!] [:(!] [:(!]