I like the philosophy behind this—in order to win in politics we need to build coalitions. A good example of aligning opposing sides behind one bill is the recent Inflation Reduction Act, which was our nation’s largest climate bill in history, but also had provisions that advanced fossil fuel interests.
I do have questions about practicality—how would somebody work with beef? Call them? Is there enough trust between animal welfare and beef to collaborate? Given that the big picture is to have the beef industry stop hurting/killing cows, would they want to work with a community that believes in its abolition? Are we talking Big Beef or small scale ranchers? If the latter, are local ranchers powerful enough to advance law?
I understand that we are not giving beef a free pass, but instead finding a meeting of “strange bedfellows” with mutually aligned interests. I like the concept: support from the beef industry immediately neutralizes any stigma associated with a bill being a “vegan agenda”. There may be a need to test this on a local level before working on a national campaign.
I like the philosophy behind this—in order to win in politics we need to build coalitions. A good example of aligning opposing sides behind one bill is the recent Inflation Reduction Act, which was our nation’s largest climate bill in history, but also had provisions that advanced fossil fuel interests.
I do have questions about practicality—how would somebody work with beef? Call them? Is there enough trust between animal welfare and beef to collaborate? Given that the big picture is to have the beef industry stop hurting/killing cows, would they want to work with a community that believes in its abolition? Are we talking Big Beef or small scale ranchers? If the latter, are local ranchers powerful enough to advance law?
I understand that we are not giving beef a free pass, but instead finding a meeting of “strange bedfellows” with mutually aligned interests. I like the concept: support from the beef industry immediately neutralizes any stigma associated with a bill being a “vegan agenda”. There may be a need to test this on a local level before working on a national campaign.