Friday, September 12, 2008

Cormorants - Kill Them or Protect Them
Michigan fishers claim that a protected migratory bird, the Cormorant is depleting Great Lakes fisheries. There are too many of the birds, or so the fishing industry claims. Question - when are there too many people depleting our natural resources? Anyway, the poor Cormorant is about to become a victim of the hunting and fishing lobby in Michigan. Too bad for a cool bird.
The Opinion of an Elk Farmer
Tom Nevins runs an elk "farm" on the west side of Michigan. He wrote an op/ed piece for the Kalamazoo Gazette. Very interesting viewpoint on raising animals to be hunted. Nevins admits that the elk he ships to "hunting lodges" are domesticated. He seems to have taken a class in spin also - calls what he does farming - a noble profession.
Virus Killing Millions of Fish in Great Lakes
See the Cormorant story and ask why they want to kill the birds considering this information. Viral hemorrhagic septicemia is highly contagious to fish and has killed millions in the Great Lakes. The federal government has set strict rules about transporting and releasing fish in the Great Lakes.
Vreba-Hoff Factory Dairy - Will 5000 Cows Infect Wells?
Lenawee County Board of Commissioners in an attempt to protect the area's water supply is again asking the Michigan Legislature to act on legislation that would create a moratorium on more factory farms. Also the commissioners want leglsiators to protect ground water and wells from the pollution that follows factory farms. If you live in Michigan, this is one of the most important environmental issues in the state. Please take time to learn about Michigan factory farms and the damage they are doing to the environment, human lives and of course, the torture and torment of the animals living in hellish conditions.