Matthew Scully doesn't fit the profile of someone who advocates for animal welfare. Until this past summer he was a senior speechwriter for President George W. Bush. Before that he was an editor of the conservative magazine, National Review.
But Scully takes the cause of animal protection seriously -- so much so that he has made it his mission to convince fellow Republicans that the money-saving efficiencies of factory farming pose serious moral issues that his party needs to face.
Republicans generally ridicule the cause of animal protection -- claiming it belongs to those far on the Left. But Scully argues that conservatives, with all their talk of compassion and values are a natural ally for the cows, chickens, and pigs caged in ungodly conditions.
Matthew Scully, former deputy director of presidential speechwriting for President George W. Bush, former literary editor of The National Review and author of "Dominion: The Power of Man, The Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy." His most recent work is an article in The American Conservative magazine, "Fear Factories: The Case for Compassionate Conservatism -- for Animals."
