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Title: Confirmed: Michigan pig ban will eliminate all heritage breeds, destroy thousands of small-scale farms
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URL Source: http://www.naturalnews.com/035403_heritage_pigs_farms_Michigan.html
Published: Apr 16, 2012
Author: Jonathan Benson
Post Date: 2012-04-16 15:46:41 by SJN
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Views: 1690
Comments: 6
As many NaturalNews readers now know, the state of Michigan's Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently issued a final ruling on its invasive species order (ISO) for swine that targets destructive "feral" species for elimination across the state. But what many people do not realize is that because of the careless way in which the order was created, all unconventional pig breeds, including heritage breeds raised by small-scale farms, are also lumped into this "feral" category as well. Contrary to some of the claims currently spreading across the internet elsewhere, DNR's ISO does not simply target feral breeds responsible for destroying crops and forests. As we pointed out in a recent article on the matter, the ISO brands certain hair colors, fur types, tail and skeletal structures, and various other characteristics as being indicators of a feral breed, even though these descriptors also identify many heritage breeds that have been raised in Michigan for many decades (http://www.naturalnews.com/035372_Michigan_pigs_farm_freedom.html). In other words, there is nothing sensational or overblown about the claims made that the state of Michigan has basically declared war on all pig breeds besides the select few raised by large-scale factory farms. The DNR's approach to the situation is beyond misguided -- it is a blatantly-unscientific assault on small-scale pig farmers across the state of Michigan, many of which face being completely put out of business. "The DNR's thinking is irrational," writes Senator Darwin L. Booher from Michigan's 35th District in a recent article on the issue. "The department says we must ban certain pigs because the state has a feral hog problem (pigs running at-large or outside a fence). But since all pigs outside of a fence are feral and the DNR cannot genetically differentiate between swine, the department decided to ban certain pigs in Michigan simply due to their appearance" (http://www.misenategop.com). Sen. Booher also points out that DNR does not even have the proper jurisdiction to involve itself in private pig-raising operations, as its sole purpose is to manage game and wildlife owned by the public. So in essence, DNR has taken a similar approach with pigs as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has done with raw milk -- just ban all forms and varieties that deviate from the conventional norm. Be sure to listen to the interview between Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, and Mark Baker from Baker's Green Acres, a heritage pig raiser whose entire farm is threatened by the new order: http://buzz.naturalnews.com/000025-Michigan-pigs-invasive_species.html You can also watch a video created by the Bakers themselves at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=843yH_0RMIA Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/035403_heritage_pigs_farms_Michigan.html#ixzz1sEbIwCrH
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#1. To: SJN, *Jack-Booted Thugs* (#0)
UPDATE: There appears have been raids on two farms, no arrests as far as I can tell. Call for an armed citizen posse to arrest DNS thugs. No indication that "The Health Ranger" keyboard commando Mike Adams has moved an inch. Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
I wonder how long the people will continue to be subjected to the unelected bureaucratic thugs?
More to the point, I wonder how long it'll be until the bureacratic thugs understand we outnumber them 100:1...? Let's see.... 3.2 million people in uniform, between active and reserve troops and ~800,000 civilian law-enforcement types... Of course, ~250,000 active-duty troops are currently deployed off-shore. By way of comparison, there's 309,000,000 people in the USA, 20,000,000 of which are veterans. ~50,000,000 guns sold (to civilians) in the last five years, and the pace isn't slowing. The thugs think they can push us around, because we won't fight back... but that flies in the face of gun purchases. Oh, they think the military will be the ultimate trump-card, to get their way, but they're deluding themselves. Federalist #46 explained how we would eventually get to this point, and flat- out states that when the government tries to force their hand, they're going to lose, because 1% of the population (government troops) are going to be fighting 25%- or more- of the population. They don't stand a chance, even with all their sexy "toys"- body armor, sound-cannon, voice-activated radio, etc. All that crap will do, is extend their average life-span about 30 seconds.
To: mcToejam, rat-boy, drippy, Alzheimer Fred, whitesands, t-bird, It's crazy for the government to send out hog assassins teams, and then call you a felon because they don't like the breed that you're raising. It's some kind of insane racist livestock genocide. They must be the master race of pigs. This isn't about hog genetics, it's about control. Those farmers out there in the boonies have way too much freedom, and not enough respect and fear of the gooberment. /s Seems like they need a Minuteman Hog Militia, ready to respond to attack at a minutes notice. One if by land, two if by helicopter!
Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
Conspiracy, Capital C: Michigan Farmers Learn Hard Way How Agenda 21 Affects Them April 17, 2012 by Tad Cronn Liberals love to dismiss any talk of a global plan to take over small farms and destroy private ownership as “conspiracy theory.” Michigan farmers are starting to learn that there’s nothing theoretical about it and the conspiracy is quite real. NaturalNews.com reports that the state’s Department of Natural Resources recently conducted at least two armed raids on pig farmers, including bringing the entire goon squad of at least six vehicles and about a dozen armed officers. Were the farmers criminals? According to the DNR they were, and the raids included felony arrest warrants. But the actual crime was … raising pigs. Under an “invasive species order,” or ISO, the state of Michigan has declared the pig farmers’ livestock to be an invasive species, and the raids were planned for the purpose of killing said pigs. Farmer Dave Tuxberry reported slaughtering all of his pigs in advance of the DNR raids, hoping to avoid arrest. But according to NaturalNews, the DNR conducted the raid anyway, tossing the place and generally doing the jack- booted thug thing. After four hours, the DNR officers decided that all the pigs were indeed dead, and they gave the farmer papers to the effect that he was no longer breaking the law because he was out of business. Another farmer reported the interrogation of his customers, and he says his regular meat processor was so terrorized that she will no longer take his pigs for fear her company will be raided, but the loss of business will cause her severe financial harm. The invasive species order issued by the state declares that nearly all small family farms raising open-range pigs are engaged in illegal activity. The pigs are declared to be “wild hogs” under the ISO, distinguished by their hair type. Raising pigs of the wrong hair color is punishable by up to four years in prison. Wrap your head around that for a moment. First, how can a hog be “wild” if it’s being “raised”? And now it’s criminal to even have one of these evil creatures in your possession. The farms, most of which have been in business for decades, are competition to “Big Pork,” in this case the Michigan Pork Producers Association, which explains the ISO on its website. This is straight out of Agenda 21, the United Nations’ plan for global “sustainable development.” Part of that plan aims for the elimination of small farms as a waste of resources. It also seeks a reduction of the population. And if you’re going to do that, targeting the diversity of a nation’s food supply could be a good way to start. Nationally, the federal Department of Transportation has been going after family farms by reclassifying most farm vehicles as commercial vehicles, requiring anyone driving a tractor to invest in training and a commercial drivers license, and placing the equipment under laws intended for semi-trucks driven on the road. It would also ban young, underage farmers from using a tractor. Note that the DOT Secretary Ray LaHood holds a seat on the recently created White House Rural Council, which has ties to George Soros and the Center for American Progress. The EPA, of course, is getting in on the act, taking small farms as “buffer zones” for waterways to protect them from pesticides. Under Agenda 21, these areas are designated as not inhabitable by humans, as detailed by the Wildlands Project. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson is on the Rural Council, which was established, according to President Obama, “to strengthen rural communities and promote economic growth.”
"If you voted for Obama in 2008 to prove you're not a racist, you'll need to vote for someone else in 2012 to prove you're not an idiot."
lol
NaturalNews exclusive: Michigan government unleashes armed raids on small pig farmers, forces farmer to shoot all his own pigs
(NaturalNews) NaturalNews can now confirm that the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has, in total violation of the Fourth Amendment, conducted two armed raids on pig farmers in that state, one in Kalkaska County at Fife Lake and another in Cheboygan County. Staging raids involving six vehicles and ten armed men, DNA conducted unconstitutional, illegal and arguably criminal armed raids on these two farms with the intent of shooting all the farmers' pigs under a bizarre new "Invasive Species Order" (ISO) that has suddenly declared traditional livestock to be an invasive species.
See our previous report on this subject at:
http://www.naturalnews.com/035372_Michigan_pigs_farm_freedom.html
And hear my interview with Mark Baker, who runs one of the farms to be targeted by the Michigan government, at:
http://tv.naturalnews.com/v.asp?v=67C793DC0503D209399C21450485DA07
The ISO also deems farmers who raise these pigs to be felons, and DNR officials were ready to make arrests on the scene and haul away these farmers to be prosecuted as hardened criminals.Farmer forced to shoot his own baby piglets in cold blood
"I think this is an unconstitutional order, these actions of the DNR are way out of bounds," attorney Joseph O'Leary told NaturalNews in an interview today. He is representing one of the farmers who was targeted in these raids. "To take what was six months ago an entirely legal activity, and suddenly people are felons over it. They're not growing drugs, running guns or killing anybody, they're raising animals pursuant to USDA regulations and state of Michigan regulations. They haven't done anything wrong here, and the DNR is treating them like they are hardened criminals."
In anticipation of the DNR arriving on the scene, one farmer engaged in what can only be described as a heart-wrenching task of shooting his own pigs, one by one, including baby piglets before the DNR arrived. This was to avoid being arrested as a felon. His livelihood is now completely destroyed, as the state of Michigan has put him out of business. Even after this farmer informed the DNR that he had destroyed his entire herd of pigs, the DNR continued to illegally acquire a search warrant by providing false information to a court Judge, then conducting an armed raid on his ranch to verify that the entire herd of pigs had indeed already been shot to death. That this took place satisfied the DNR, which is now showing itself to be engaged in the mob-style destruction of targeted farming businesses through its mass-murder agenda of Michigan's small-scale farm pigs.
"It was very traumatic for him. These guys are farmers, and I know how much he cared for the animals there, and the DNR treats these like they're some kind of a plant that needs to be exterminated rather than animals that people care about," said O'Leary.
One of the raids targeted Ron McKendrick of Renegade Ranch in Cheboygan County. His ranch was raided on Saturday morning, and DNR agents reportedly conducted an interrogation of his customers and his 75-year-old senior citizen employee. In order to gain access to his property, DNR bureaucrats acquired a temporary restraining order which was used to bully their way onto the property (a violation of the Fourth Amendment).
Another raid was conducted against the farm of Dave Tuxberry. He's the man who was forced to shoot all his own pigs before DNR agents arrived, in order to avoid being arrested as a felon.NaturalNews calls for an armed citizens' arrest of DNR agents in Michigan
Based on the actions of the DNR, it is my belief that the DNR is a rogue, criminal gang of government thugs who are murdering livestock, destroying the lives of farmers, violating the constitutional rights of Michigan citizens and engaging in outrageous acts of destruction of private property.
As the editor of NaturalNews, I am hereby calling for the armed citizens' arrest of DNR officials who must be brought to justice for their crimes against Michigan farmers. Every agent of the DNR that participated in these raids must be brought to justice to answer for their crimes. If the use of force is necessary to make a lawful and legal arrest of these criminal Michigan government agents, then such use of force is fully authorized under the United States Constitution as well as the Constitution of the State of Michigan. In Texas, the state Constitution even says that farmers have the right to use lethal force to prevent someone from committing a felony crime against their property. This includes shooting horse thieves, for example, and being in the right to do so.
While I'm not sure if the Michigan constitution provides for such defense of private property, no government has any right to terrorize its citizens in the way that has been witnessed here with the DNR of Michigan. These people are utterly out of control, waging a private armed war against selective targets, using taxpayer money to destroy the lives of productive Michigan citizens. These DNS agents are dangerous and clearly psychologically imbalanced. They desperately need to be taught a lesson in lawful government and the rights of citizens. They need to be arrested and serve time to rethink their crimes against the People of Michigan.
While I do not espouse the use of violence to resolve issues with government, when innocent farmers are faced with being raided by criminal gangs of rogue government operatives who are forcing them to destroy their entire livestock herds, there is little choice but to bring out the rifles and arrest these criminals at gunpoint and bring them to justice in the court system where they must face charges of conspiracy, destruction of private property, the violation of the civil rights of private citizens, illegal trespassing and much more. This is the whole point of the Second Amendment, by the way: To give the People some balance of power so that they might protect themselves against the overzealous, tyrannical agendas of out-of-control governments which inevitably try to rule over the People as violent dictators.Take action: Join the hearing this Friday
A court hearing is scheduled this Friday at 9:00 am at the courthouse in Cheboygan County. I have been told that a very important legal strategy to halt this DNR madness will be unveiled in the courtroom that morning. Ron McKendrick, whose ranch was raided by DNR over the weekend, will be appearing in this hearing.
I am calling upon all patriots, farmers and food rights activists in Michigan to be there on Friday morning and join in this show of support for farming freedom and fundamental human rights. Do we not have the right to raise livestock without the state raiding our property and murdering our animals? And why is this not being covered in the national media?
Also: This battle continues to be waged by Mark Baker at www.BakersGreenAcres.com who desperately needs additional legal funds to continue his fight against the out-of-control government tyrants in Michigan who are trying to destroy farms. Please check his website for updates and make a small donation (even $5 or $10 helps) using the "Donate" button on his website.
NaturalNews will continue developing this story and we anticipate bringing you more details after the Friday hearing. In the mean time, I will continue to call for an armed citizens' arrest of DNR officials who are now, by any standard, runaway criminal thugs who are operating under the false cover of government. If anyone has a list of the names of these people, please contact NaturalNews with that list so that we can publish them under a "WANTED FOR CRIMES AGAINST THE PEOPLE" heading as we continue to call for their arrest.
Watch NaturalNews for more breaking news on this front. In the mean time, as a message to Michigan farmers: Yes, they really ARE coming for you. You need to get together and stage a 20-man posse to catch these thugs and arrest them at gunpoint, then haul them into the local Sheriff's office to face some serious jail time.
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#2. To: hondo68 (#1)
#3. To: SJN (#2)
The economy is wonderful!
Re-elect Obama, he'll pay your rent!
A chicken in every pot!
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#4. To: SJN, *Extended Clip Progressives* (#2)
The Master Race?
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#5. To: SJN (#0)
#6. To: hondo68 (#4)
They must be the master race of pigs.
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