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| BalancingAct |
Posted - May 22 2011 : 08:36:00 AM
Ladies, it seems even raising rabbits can land residents in hot water!
Go to http://www.naturalnews.com/032476_rabbits_USDA.html to view the whole story.
Utterly ridiculous!!
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| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - May 27 2011 : 09:50:46 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Farmtopia
the USDA actually came in and destroyed the sheep over MAD COW DISEASE, which sheep don't contract, by the way.
While I agree that the case you mention is wrong and stupid especially since all the sheep had health certificates and (I presume?) tested negative, I feel I should point out that the virus that causes Mad cow (CJV- Cretsfeld ((sp?)) Jacobs Virus)is multi species, hence the danger to humans.
Furthermore, it is in the books that it traced originally to sheep, then jumped to cows, and spreads to any creature that eats infected organ meats of any origin. Disgusting and wrong, yet true of a lot of cheap commercial animal feed.
Yet another reason why grass fed = better.
Funny thing is, that this is the ONLY thing I remember clearly from my high school physiology class!
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
| oldbittyhen |
Posted - May 27 2011 : 08:43:42 AM
I know where I live, if you are caught selling homemade or raised ANYTHING, you better be licensed and inspected, or you are in major trouble,big fines and they will take anything they think you might be selling, jams/jelly, eggs/chickens, cheese/milk, etc, etc, etc...
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| BalancingAct |
Posted - May 25 2011 : 4:40:18 PM
Thank you, Alee, for posting an update. I think there are a lot of prayers out there for these folks. Something has to be done about this and future atrocities as this. Small farms need the chance to succeed without fearing every step they make.
Farmgirl Sister #2851 -"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Alee |
Posted - May 25 2011 : 07:16:24 AM
Here is another article about this and the last couple paragraphs are updated:
http://dailycaller.com/2011/05/24/usda-fines-missouri-family-90k-for-selling-a-few-rabbits-without-a-license/
It looks like they have a lawyer on their side and their Senators! That is good! Hopefully they will get some good support in this and the USDA can be made "an example of"
Alee
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| Farmtopia |
Posted - May 24 2011 : 11:02:39 PM
I think it will be up to the citizens to change the laws of government of this country. I think gov't has gotten too big and too full of itself to think it can be stopped, unfortunately 
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| rksmith |
Posted - May 24 2011 : 5:34:40 PM
Thank you for sharing that link Zan. It is so shameful the way these big corps are dictating and the government is just at their disposal to eliminate those of us who want to grow and provide pure, true, natural and healthy food.
Rachel
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| Alee |
Posted - May 23 2011 : 7:57:20 PM
It will be interesting to see how this case fares. I hope they get the fine overturned. I can only imagine it feels like a nightmare for this poor family.
Alee
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| Farmtopia |
Posted - May 23 2011 : 7:21:11 PM
The problem here is that BIG FARMING CORPORATIONS (the ones who seem to do the most dastardly things to animals and plants: Can we say "Tyson" and "Monsanto") OWN the government AND media. They have basically bought out the politicians and judges so that whatever LAWS they can wrangle WILL BE wrangled. Such as the new law where these god-forsaken factory farms CAN prosecute you for coming into their "Closed door" operations! What the heck? Why should honest people close the door on honest farming? It just makes my blood boil, and I don't technically have a farm! 
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| BalancingAct |
Posted - May 23 2011 : 09:02:49 AM
Huh! Well THAT explains why no more Alpacas are allowed to be imported.
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Originally posted by Farmtopia
Sorry Angela, but that thinking may not save you. The USDA and FDA are coming down hard on all sorts of small farms, managing to even find those under the radar, as was an example of the upcoming movie "Farmageddon": where a woman who raised sheep was reported by her NEIGHBORs who knew she just imported sheep from New Zealand. While she had ALL the legal paperwork, the USDA actually came in and destroyed the sheep over MAD COW DISEASE, which sheep don't contract, by the way.
I think all small farms should be afraid, be very afraid. Check out the movie here:
http://vimeo.com/16513455
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| Alee |
Posted - May 22 2011 : 11:53:19 PM
I think it is crazy what the government is doing these days when it comes to farms and our food. I think all animals should be raised humanely- and it sounds like these people were raising the animals perfectly fine. Let's take on the huge factory farms where the conditions are wretched before we start casting stones at small family businesses. I hope this family finds an awesome lawyer that will do pro bono work and I hope they get some sort of restitution! What craziness!
Alee
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| Farmtopia |
Posted - May 22 2011 : 11:04:50 PM
Sorry Angela, but that thinking may not save you. The USDA and FDA are coming down hard on all sorts of small farms, managing to even find those under the radar, as was an example of the upcoming movie "Farmageddon": where a woman who raised sheep was reported by her NEIGHBORs who knew she just imported sheep from New Zealand. While she had ALL the legal paperwork, the USDA actually came in and destroyed the sheep over MAD COW DISEASE, which sheep don't contract, by the way.
I think all small farms should be afraid, be very afraid. Check out the movie here:
http://vimeo.com/16513455
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| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - May 22 2011 : 7:29:26 PM
This makes me think of that movie V for Vendetta and the quote:"People shouldn't be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people."
Hopefully they've gotten in touch with a legal watchdog group that will get them through this, because this case is garbage.
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
| natesgirl |
Posted - May 22 2011 : 11:28:38 AM
This is the exact reason I refused to sell jelly to a guy who came to our little farmers market. He was lookin to use it in his restaraunt. I understand havin locally made products and homemade products at local eateries is good for business, but I want absolutely nothing to do with business!
I am only doin things like that as a hobby and to cover my gardenin expenses. I can do that from a roadside stand where I can tell anyone askin for things like that, 'I can't. I have a limited quantity on hand and no time to make larger amounts. I would be willing to sell you my recipe and teach you to make it exactly as I do. What you do with your knowledge and recipe is your business.'
If I could find a way to keep the government out of it, I would do it. I just don't see how it can be done without stayin out of actual business and keepin things small, cash, contract free, under the table, and out of all advertising. Word of mouth works well enough for me.
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| Ninibini |
Posted - May 22 2011 : 08:51:51 AM
That is just unreal... - Nini
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