As we all know PETA has attacked the FFA. Instantly, it went viral. People across America have had many responses to this blog post. Here is mine:

    This is my first year in FFA. I absolutely love it and I will continue my agriculture experiences throughout high school. There are many wonderful teams that teach leadership, teamwork, and shows the appropriate ways to act and represent your school. For instance, I was in a team called issues. It taught me how to speak with the appropriate voice level and a voice that really speaks to the audience. On the way to our district convention, a bus load of kids from White Oak high school and middle school prepared for what would determine if they would go on to regionals and state and national competitions. I had loads of fun communicating with people from other schools and making new friends with people that I thought I wouldn’t ever be close with.

    As of now, I’m in a team called vet tech. It teaches my team what instruments are used for surgical use and these really cool things that for instance, count different cells or shows us how many forceps there actually are in the surgical world. I’ve learned to memorize 286 questions about veterinary scenarios. It teaches me how to deal with animals that are in need and how to deal with different situations.

    Our teacher has taught us the creed, animal rights, and different breeds of cattle and pig. It is a very exciting class and my classmates and I have enjoyed this class. This organization is not just slaughter and killing animals. We also learn about plants, business management, speaking skills, chapter conducting, etc.. I encourage you to get involved in this amazing organization and learn all the really cool things in the agricultlure world.