New Terrorist Threat in the Homeland
Governor Mitch Daniels and his administration have always taken a very firm hand in steam rolling opposition to his vision for the future Indiana, covered in mega pig farms, but MacRaven says the Gov has taken this up a notch, linking CAFO opponents to al-Queda training camp plans to attack US food production:
Incited by GRACE activists’ inflammatory rhetoric, some extreme elements of the anti-agriculture movement may take matters into their own hands," the Animal Agriculture Alliance said in a news release. "Documents recovered from al-Qaeda training camps indicate that the USA’s food supply is a high-priority target. Domestically, terrorist/activists within our own borders have declared war on modern food and agriculture.
The Muncie Star Press says: State helps turn up heat over CAFO public relations. The campaign will include using state dollars to distribute pamphlets:
The brochure debunks "common myths," such as, "Modern livestock farms produce huge amounts of waste that pollute our water," "Corporate farms have taken over the family farm," and "Large farms are bad for the community … and the animals’ well-being."
The "myth" that pigs poop? The reality is that the state has permitted more that 186,000 swine in Jay, Randolph and Wayne counties so far this year. For those of you counting along at home, that more than the human population of that region of Indiana (about 120,000 people). Now when we build a new home, or subdivision, the state and local governments have a fairly stringent set of rules to assure that there is a system in place to dispose of human waste. Anyone who has ever ventured to get a permit for a septic system can tell you that it is no easy task. In fact, because of soil conditions in many parts of the state, sewage disposal represents one of the primary obstacles to residential development.
But somehow, we can add 180,000 pooping creatures to a region with no more idea about disposal of their poop than pooling it up and then spraying it on fields. Human waste on the ground is a public health emergency, but pig poop on the ground is a sign of sound economic growth? Until someone can explain to me the difference between the dangers of human and pig poop, I guess I’ll remain in the myth believing terrorist camp.
