#1 2012-03-27 20:23:17
http://www.naturalnews.com/035372_Michi … eedom.html
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#2 2012-03-27 21:09:54
The fuck did I just read?!?
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#3 2012-03-27 21:36:34
XregnaR wrote:
The fuck did I just read?!?
The dictionary definition of fascism, so I'm really hoping this one is a hoax.
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#4 2012-03-27 21:52:07
Clearly an April Fool's joke. There is no unbiased source for this story. Michigan allows the hunting of feral pigs at any time of the year. By definition, a feral animal is a member of a domesticated species which is living in a wild state without care or supervision from humans. Pigs kept by farmers are not feral, no matter what they look like, and there is no indication that the state of Michigan has decided to visit farms and kill pigs that have certain physical characteristics.
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#5 2012-03-27 22:16:25
It's a mixture of truth and exaggeration
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/I … 4173_7.htm
The relevant section seems to be:
Sec. 40.4 (1) Possession of the following live species, including a hybrid or genetic variant of the species, an egg or offspring of the species or of a hybrid or genetically engineered variant, is prohibited:
(a) New Zealand mud snail (potamopyrgus antipodarum).
(b) Wild boar, wild hog, wild swine, feral pig, feral hog, feral swine, Old world swine, razorback, eurasian wild boar, Russian wild boar (Sus scrofa Linnaeus). This subsection does not and is not intended to affect sus domestica involved in domestic hog production.
(c) The department shall consult with staff from the Michigan department of agriculture on the development of a phased compliance protocol for the implementation of this section.
That does seem to indicate that if your pig is anything other than pure breed sus domestica, you can't own it in Michigan. Vietnamese pot-bellied pet pigs for example?
item c would seem to indicate that there will be some sort of grace period or some such, rather than wholesale slaughter on april 2nd.
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#6 2012-03-28 04:15:42
SilverSmythe2 wrote:
It's a mixture of truth and exaggeration
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/I … 4173_7.htm
(b) Wild boar, wild hog, wild swine, feral pig, feral hog, feral swine, Old world swine, razorback, eurasian wild boar, Russian wild boar (Sus scrofa Linnaeus). This subsection does not and is not intended to affect sus domestica involved in domestic hog production.
Thanks for source.
It's my understanding that this can be interpreted to include certain heritage breeds, genetic diversity be damned.
Michigan only has less than 2% of the domestic pig market, but it's the principle of the thing. I don't trust a monoculture to protect my supply of bacon and pork loin.
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#7 2012-03-28 09:38:47
They would have a field day in Florida. Half of the counties in Florida logged record wild hog harvests last year. And the acorns look just as good this year.
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