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Quick, does Matthew Scully sound like a Republican?
He wants increased government regulations of corporations that
mass-produce animals for slaughter. He is against "free-market" techniques
of conservation, in which some animals are killed or captured in order to
raise money to protect others. He wants the Internal Revenue Service to
investigate the Safari Club, a powerful hunting advocacy group.
Scully may sound like a liberal, but he is a conservative with impeccable
credentials: He works in the White House as a speechwriter for President Bush.
He has also emerged as a potent voice for animal welfare in what is widely
regarded as a red-meat White House. Groups fighting animal cruelty
consider him a powerful advocate, and Scully is helping to advance their
issues.
"He has had a substantial positive impact," said Wayne Pacelle, the chief credited the White House for being open to Scully's views. "I don't say
this lightly: He's a hero to animal advocates across the country."
...
Scully, a vegetarian for 30 years, talked about individual responsibility
when discussing a hog farm he saw in North Carolina where pigs spend
entire lives in narrow crates.
full story:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50367-2004May23.html
http://lists.envirolink.org/pipermail/ar-news/Week-of-Mon-20040517/025245.html
He wants increased government regulations of corporations that
mass-produce animals for slaughter. He is against "free-market" techniques
of conservation, in which some animals are killed or captured in order to
raise money to protect others. He wants the Internal Revenue Service to
investigate the Safari Club, a powerful hunting advocacy group.
Scully may sound like a liberal, but he is a conservative with impeccable
credentials: He works in the White House as a speechwriter for President Bush.
He has also emerged as a potent voice for animal welfare in what is widely
regarded as a red-meat White House. Groups fighting animal cruelty
consider him a powerful advocate, and Scully is helping to advance their
issues.
"He has had a substantial positive impact," said Wayne Pacelle, the chief credited the White House for being open to Scully's views. "I don't say
this lightly: He's a hero to animal advocates across the country."
...
Scully, a vegetarian for 30 years, talked about individual responsibility
when discussing a hog farm he saw in North Carolina where pigs spend
entire lives in narrow crates.
full story:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50367-2004May23.html
http://lists.envirolink.org/pipermail/ar-news/Week-of-Mon-20040517/025245.html
