D2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dacambar 9, 1995
. SHOW RING
ETHICS
I recently reviewed a copy of the
“Show Animal Care & Handling
Guide” compiled by the Animal
Industry Foundation, Arlington,
Va.
The preface to this compilation,
the first two articles listed in the
table of contents under “National
Guides & Programs” and the
“1996 Pennsylvania Farm Show
Code of Show Ring Ethics” war
rant consideration as we prepare
for our upcoming Pennsylvania
Farm Show.
The preface to the "Show Ani
mal Care and Handling Guide”
reads as follows:
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"Well-attended by families far
removed from the farm, state fairs
and livestock expositions offer the
public an excellent opportunity to
see our food production systems in
action.
"Youth involved in agricultural
programs have been perceived as
the industry's future leaders, as
well."
This is no more readily apparent
than at the annual Pennsylvania
Farm Show, where the vast majori
ty of spectators are far removed
from the farm and look to us for
information and assistance.
The “Show Animal Care and
Handling Guide” lists two specific
national guides: “The National
Show Ring Code of Ethics” as pre
sented by the American Livestock
Show and Rodeo Managers Asso
ciation, Fort Worth, Texas, and the
“National Code of Show Ring Eth
ics” as stated by the International
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These two codes provide the
foundation for careful analysis of
the “1996 Pennsylvania Farm
Show Code of Show Ring Ethics”
found on page 14 of the Pennsylva
nia State Farm Show Premium
List.
The “1996 Pennsylvania Farm
Show Code of Show Ring Ethics”
has as its preface the following:
“The State Faim Products Show
Commission has developed a Code
of Show Ring Ethics to curtail
unethical, deceptive and fraudu
lent show ring practices.”
Some definitions follow.
UNETHICAL; Not conforming
to accepted and especially profes
sional standards of conduct.
DECEPTIVE: The act of
deceiving, or causing to believe an
untruth.
FRAUDULENT: Characterized
by, based on, or done by trickery or
cheating.
The Code has been reprinted for
your review. It is certainly worth
our time for all of us to review the
rules and policies before arriving
at Farm Show.
Sources of information used in
this article, addresses where you
can write or phone numbers to call,
include:
• “Show Animal Care & Hand
ling Guide,” Animal Industry
Foundation, 1501 Wilson Blvd.,
Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22209,
phone (703) 524-0810.
• “The National Show Ring
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Code of Ethics,” American Live
Stock Show and Rodeo Managers
Association, P.O. Box 150, Fort
Worth, TX 76101, phone (817)
877-2400.
• “National Code of Show Ring
Ethics,” International Association
of Fairs and Expositions, P.O. Box
985, Springfield, MO 65801,
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The Tri-County Council for
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a demonstration program estab
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