Post: #1

Yep, you read it right! Michigan has issed a state order and is going to start killing pigs and arresting those that own or breed them.

I would not have believed this if I didn't also read the Order issued by the state!

Quote:(NaturalNews) The state of Michigan is only days away from engaging in what can only be called true "animal genocide" -- the mass murder of ranch animals based on the color of their hair. It's all part of a shocking new "Invasive Species Order" (ISO) put in place by Michigan's Department of Natural Resources (DNR). This Invasive Species Order suddenly and shockingly defines virtually all open-range pigs raised by small family farms to be illegal "invasive species," and possession of just one of these animals is now a felony crime in Michigan, punishable by up to four years in prison.

The state has said it will "destroy" these pigs beginning in April, potentially by raiding local farms with government-issued rifles, then shooting the pig herds while arresting the members of the family and charging them with the "crime" of raising pigs with the wrong hair color. This may truly be a state-sponsored serial animal killing spree.

Post: #2

(03-28-2012 7:14 AM)mark-in-dallas Wrote:  Yep, you read it right! Michigan has issed a state order and is going to start killing pigs and arresting those that own or breed them.

I would not have believed this if I didn't also read the Order issued by the state!

WTF. What an unreal story.

Post: #3

WTF? Is it because the invasive species are bad in some way? This sounds crazy.

Post: #4

From the comments below the article:

Quote:Melissa Johnson DeHaan · Muskegon, Michigan

Guys, these are not livestock, these are feral swine that have been a problem plagueing Michigan farmers for decades, destroying crops and forests. There has been open season on feral swine in Michigan for over 30 years, this story isn't even newsworthy. If someone decides to capture and raise these beasts, they still are not livestock any more than a captured squirrel or hawk.

At least i'd be a bit frightened if my neighbor raised a wild boar.

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Post: #6

Feral pigs are a problem in a lot of states.

Theres a few reality shows that document feral pig hunters. Michigan may be going extreme but there are concerns about these pigs if they escape.

Combine the genetics of domestic pigs where size is the goal with the aggressive nature of a wild boar and you have a recipie for trouble.


This is what theyre afraid of.

Post: #7

Raising politicians with the intelligence of pigs is the real crime..