Oregon Farmer Receives Death Threats Over Facebook Post
A farmer in Oregon who put a piglet up for adoption on Facebook received death threats; rescued pups from a South Korean dog meat farm arrived in California to become pets; Scottish sheep farmers are worried an effort to reintroduce lynx will lead to livestock losses; and a new proposal to build a facility in Maryland that would convert chicken poop into energy.
Piglet post leads to death threats
A Sherwood, Oregon, farmer is in fear for his safety after receiving death threats for putting a piglet up for adoption on Facebook, according to KATU.com. Tyler Boggs told the news agency he put the piglet up for adoption because it was the runt of the litter and would likely have died since it would have been unable to compete with its larger siblings. The negative posts accuse the farmer of tearing the piglet away from its mother. Tyler’s spread, Heart 2 Heart farm, is a family-run farm specializing in sustainable agriculture and humanely raising animals for meat. It appears the original Facebook post was taken down, but here’s a link to the Heart 2 Heart farm page. The piglet, now named Lucy, has been adopted.
Meat no more
Fifty-seven dogs saved from a South Korean meat farm by two animal rescue groups have arrived in Northern California. The Humane Society International and the Change for Animals Foundation compensated the farmer, who plans to switch to growing chili peppers. Dog isn’t as popular a meat as it once was in South Korea, says NPR. The pups of various breeds will become human companions, according to USA Today. Here are some pictures of the rescue operation via The Telegraph.
Nix the lynx?
Scottish sheep farmers want to scotch the reintroduction of lynx to the British Isles; they believe the move would lead to a loss of livestock, particularly ewes and lambs, through predation by the cat. The Lynx UK Trust recently announced plans to apply to the government for permission to reintroduce the animal, which has been extinct from the area for more than 1,000 years, says The Courier.
Turning poultry poop into power
New Hampshire-based AgEnergyUSA and poultry giant Perdue have teamed up on a proposal to create a plant on Maryland’s Eastern Shore that would convert the copious amounts of chicken poop fouling the Chesapeake Bay into energy, according to the Baltimore Sun. The proposed $200 million plant near Salisbury would be able to handle up to 200,000 tons of chicken waste a year, converting it to bio-gas through the use of bacteria that breaks the poop down.
