To: Gov Rick Snyder, Michigan State Governor, Rodney A Stokes, Director of DNR, and Gary Hagler, Chief, Law Enforcement Div 517-373-1230
Michigan DNR = Invasive Species
Backed by bad science, the DNR started killing privately owned livestock in Michigan and making their owners "felons." There are eight characteristics of "ISO" (Invasive Species Organism) pigs and the ninth characteristic is open—to be determined.
Why is this important?
This DNR has declared that even safely retained pigs of small farmers are feral. They are to be killed. The owners are charged as felons. No heritage breeds are allowed, although preferred by many gourmet chefs as having better health and flavor over production pork. The result is that herds are being killed, citizens are being labeled as criminals by that most invasive species—the DNR.
The Michigan Pork Producer Association pigs are magically alright. If left in the woods (as the killed pigs are NOT) the inbred pigs would be just as damaging as the alleged "feral" pigs had they actually been allowed to run wild.
Tell the governor and the DNR to stop this unconstitutional attack immediately and pay restitution to those already attacked. This is a horrible and illegal "legal precedent" which may be used at you and your friends if this idiocy is not stopped.
Other foreign species in Michigan which may invade? Dandelion, Ailanthus trees, cows, sheep, horses, goats, housecats, starlings, honeybees, Norway rats, whitetail deer where the woodland caribou used to live until over-logged by invasive white European settlers, and the list goes on.
Why are these pigs targeted? Why did the Michigan Pork Producers Association encourage the Michigan state government to refuse any time to argue these assaults on American liberty?
Link to article with related articles to verify yourself. Ask yourself, why isn't this on YOUR news? http://www.naturalnews.com/035372_Michigan_pigs_farm_freedom.html#ixzz1qNOADR3u