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2. NNPPPPCC SSaayyss...... "In order to achieve the same outcome for U.S.pork with the EU that the U.S. has reached with allother FTA partners complete open trade EUimport duties on pork must be eliminated and allnon-tariff barriers, including sanitary andphytosanitary (SPS) restrictions, must beremoved. Furthermore, U.S. negotiators mustavoid introduction into the negotiations of otherpotential non-science based proposals by the EUthat could, if implemented, act as majorimpediments to trade (e.g., animal welfaremeasures).... 3. SScciieennccee BBaasseedd??AAnniimmaall wweellffaarree iiss sscciieennccee--bbaasseedd.. 4. NPCC Lobby Positions onAnimal Welfare and TTIPContradict Its PublicRelations EffortsWhile actively lobbying against the including of animal welfarestandards in free trade agreements, NPCC engated in deceptive PRcampaigns like We Care and Pork Quality Assurance plus designed toassuage public concerns about hog welfare, leading to a suit againstNPCC by the Huamane Society of the US for FTC Act violations:The pork industry spends millions misleading the public about itsanimal welfare record, while allowing pigs to be crammed into tinygestation crates where they cant even turn around for months onend, says senior vice president for animal protection litigation at TheHSUS. Rather than investing in real animal welfare reforms, the PorkCouncil is betting the farm on a deceptive PR campaign designed tomislead consumers with false assurances.- Jonathan Lovvorn, Humane Society of the United States 5. Who is NPCC Speaking for?Not Most US ConsumersEighty percent (80%) of respondents to asurvey conducted by Consumers Reportssaid they want good living conditions foranimals raised for food.Bopp S, Its Only Natural, But What Does ThatMean?, Drovers CattleNetwork, Aug. 27, 2014.http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/Its-only-natural-but-what-does-that-mean--272860091.html. 6. Roughly two-thirds (69%) of asample of 1,003 Americanadults said they prioritize animalwelfare as a significant factor indeciding what foods to buy. Thesurvey was conducted by ORCInternational in February 2014for the 2014 ConeCommunications Food IssuesTrend Tracker.Fielding M, Consumers WantCompanies to Provide MoreSustainable Food Options,Meatingplace, Mar. 17, 2014.http://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/News/Details/48824. 7. US Pork's Agenda:The Lowest Standards PossibleUS pork's support forUS science-basedstandards isdisingenuous. Whengiven the opportunity,the pork industry seeksLOOSER regulatoryenvironments than theUS standards it claimsto support. 8. The NAFTAFLUThe outbreak ofSwine Flu (H1N1) inthe US has beentraced to a hog farmin Mexico owned byagribusiness giantSmithfield, builtsubsequent to thepassage of NAFTA. 9. By eliminating agricultural tariffs between Mexico and the US,NAFTA allowed Smithfield to ship subsidized, untariffed livestockfeed to Mexico and then to export its products back into the USwithout tariffs. This allowed Smithfield to lower costs by escapingUS environmental regulations (and by paying workers lower wages). 10. WWhhyy LLiibbeerraalliizzee AAnniimmaall PPrroodduuccttss?? - Liberalization benefits agribusinessmultinationals, not family farms. - Animal product prices are already distortedby livestock feed subsidies. - Liberalization is intended to drive downconsumer costs, allowing increasedconsumption, but the rate of animalproduction consumption is already too highin Europe and the US, driving up healthcarecosts and exacerbating climate change. 11. Mexican Health && tthhee NNAAFFTTAA EEffffeeccttTrade liberalization... plays a huge role in what food is accessible in developing countries.After NAFTA was implemented in 1994, the number of unhealthy food products from theUnited States to Mexico increased substantially. A spike also took place in the amount of rawsoy and corn imports: two products used to make highly processed foods and feed livestock.In 2011, Mexicans consumed 172 liters per capita of Coke, compared to the 1991 pre-NAFTA level of 69 liters per capita. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO), the consumption of animal fat in Mexico increased from about 34.7 grams per capitaper day in 1991 to 46.9 grams per capita per day in 2009. A recent study linked these andother resulting dietary changes with an unsettlingly high 12 percent increase in obesity inMexico between 2000 and 2006. Though obviously an unintended consequence of NAFTA,this shows that trade can actually impact public health.- Mexico: Public Health, Rising Obesity and the NAFTA Effectby Judy Bankman, MPH, New York University, writing at civileats.com 12. IIPPCCCC FFiifftthh AAsssseessssmmeenntt RReeppoorrttRReeccoommmmeennddss LLeessss AAnniimmaallPPrroodduucctt CCoonnssuummppttiioonnGHG emissions may be reduced through changesin food demand without jeopardizing health andwellbeing by (1) reducing losses and wastes offood in the supply chain as well as during finalconsumption; (2) changing diets towards lessGHGintensive food, e.g., substitution of animalproducts with plantbased food, while quantitativelyand qualitatively maintaining adequate proteincontent, in regions with high animal productconsumption; and (3) reduction ofoverconsumption in regions where this isprevalent.IPCC 5th Assessment Report "Climate Change2014: Mitigation of Climate Change' WorkingGroup III Report - Chapter 11: Agriculture, Forestryand Other Land Use (AFOLU) 13. HHIISSTTOORRYY OOFF UUSS AATTTTAACCKKSS OONN EEUURROOPPEEAANNFFOOOODD SSAAFFEETTYY AANNDD AANNIIMMAALL WWEELLFFAARREESSTTAANNDDAARRDDSS AATT TTHHEE WWTTOO 14. WTO THREATDESTROYS EU FURBAN 15. -- IInn 11999955 tthhee EEUUppaasssseedd lleeggiissllaattiioonnaaggaaiinnsstt tthheevviicciioouuss sstteeeell jjaawwlleegg hhoolldd ttrraapp aannddbbaannnneedd tthhee iimmppoorrttooff ffuurr ffrroomm nnaattiioonnsstthhaatt uusseedd tthheemm..-- TThhee UUSStthhrreeaatteenneedd aa WWTTOOcchhaalllleennggee aanndd tthheeEEUU bbaacckkeedd ddoowwnn.. 16. WWTTOO BBlloocckkss HHoorrmmoonnee BBaann- The WTO ruledagainst a 1989 EUhealth ban onbovine productswith growth-promotinghormones.- The EU has beenpaying trade banconcessions to theUS rather thanharm the heath ofEU citizens. 17. Another WWTTOO CChhaalllleennggee PPuuttss FFooooddSSaaffeettyy aatt RRiisskk- In 1997, the EU banned US poultry, because USpoultry producers wash chickens in low-concentrationchlorine before selling them.- The US brought a WTO challenge against the ban. 18. IINNVVEESSTTOORR--SSTTAATTEE::AA CCHHIILLLLIINNGGEEFFFFEECCTT OONNFFUUTTUURREERREEGGUULLAATTIIOONN 19. TThhee CCaassee ffoorr UUppwwaarrddHHaarrmmoonniizzaattiioonn Corporate animal producers with a demonstrated history of cuttingcorners on safety, treatment of workers, welfare of animals, andenvironmental impacts should not be deciding how it is regulated. The lobbying power of animal industries have kept themunderregulated, despite strong public support for tighter regulation. When given the opportunity via ballot measures, US voters havechosen to ban agricultural practices that cause animal suffering,despite massive advertising campaigns from industry aimed atconvincing consumers that regulation will increase consumer price. 20. FFaarrmmeedd AAnniimmaall WWeellffaarree:: GGrroossssllyyUUnnddeerrrreegguullaatteedd iinn tthhee UUSSAs the name implies, the Humane Slaughter Act only pertains to the treatment ofanimals before and during slaughter. In fact, there is no federal law that regulatesthe treatment of food animal while they are living on the farm. It is necessary tolook to the individual states for possible protections. Every state has an animalanti-cruelty statute. Thirty of these statutes exempt all or some customary farmpractices form regulation; twenty-five states exempt all customary farmingpractices. This ensures that in twenty-five states, animals raised for food while onthe farm are generally without protection. Many customary farming practices arecruel and painful to animals and without these exemptions, the practices would beviolations of cruelty statutes.- Paige M. Tomaselli, Detailed Discussion of International ComparativeAnimal Cruelty Laws, Animal Legal and Historical Center, MichiganState University College of Law 21. TTTTIIPP:: AAnn OOppppoorrttuunniittyyttoo PPrrootteecctt FFaarrmmeedd AAnniimmaallssStrong federal legislation protecting farmed animals is LONG overdue in the US. Birds, by far the animals killed in the greatest numbers in US slaughterhouses, areexempted from the Humane Slaughter Act. Animals deserve protection for their full lives, not just at the moment of slaughter. The US should use TTIP as an opportunity to adopt Europe's higher standards,including the 5 freedoms principle and such specific measures as a ban on ow tethersand gestation crates, a ban on tethers and isolated housing for veal calves, a ban onthe introduction of new battery cage, space requirements for hens in current batteryoperations, and bans on the use of growth hormones and milk boosting hormones(rBST). Instead of pressuring Europe to accept meat from animals fed Ractopamine,the US should join the 160 natons that have banned this dangerous drug! 22. EEUU''ss 55 FFrreeeeddoommssCChhaalllleennggee SSttaannddaarrdd UUSSAAggrriiccuullttuurraall PPrraaccttiicceess Freedom from hunger and thirst Freedom from discomfort Freedom from pain, injury and disease Freedom to behave normally Freedom from fear and distress 23. High Standards Trade Deal...or NAFTA on Steroids? 24. 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