CWD - fostered by greed and profit

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"The state believes the disease spread through the herd so extensively because of the 3 1/2-year court battle, the Associated Press reports."

Fabs..............and the point of this is what? As a lawyer are you suggesting that this individual is less entitled to protect his interests than someone else? Obviously he has legal counsel and obviously there are issues involved or it wouldn't be an on-going legal challenge.

I am also unfamiliar with the specific issues in this case but it will involve money.............doesn't it always? Perhaps the state is offering a rediculously low amount of compensation to the farmer in question. If a business owner that is being forced out of business by the government disagrees with the amount that he is initially offered, does he not have the right to challenge it in court?

Somehow......because he disagrees and it involves a deer farm, he is 'greedy' but other business owners are not? Obviously he has found a member of the legal profession that thinks there is some merit/substance to his case.

State and provincial government agencies allowed game farming, hell they encouraged it in many cases.........now that there are problems they want to wash their hands of any responsibility. Who allowed the sale and transport of game animals across state, provincial and international boundaries in the first place?

So forget the 'deer' aspect to the issue for a moment. Here is an example of how things often work for the livestock producers that encounter a problem with a reportable disease (yes required by law to report certain diseases).

Take bovine TB as an example. The farmer has an animal test positive. The government quarantines his entire herd and test them. Several test positive and the blood samples are then sent out to be cutlured at a laboratory. The cultures positively confirm bovine TB in the herd. The state or province officials then order the entire herd to be euthanized.......and the guys dogs and horses, cause they all came into contact and could actually test positive for the disease.

The farmer then gets paid a set fee per animal.......oh lets say $1200 dollars per animal......but he is out of business......no income from his cow/calf herd. He can't repopulate his farm for several years due to regulations..........now what, go and pump gas at the local service station?

That is how these things actually work out in the real world and you nor anyone else is usually aware of how it all goes down.....that the farmer might have a legitimate beef (pardon the pun). So is the farmer in the last instance 'greedy' or is he just trying to get a fair shake?

CWD is a serious issue and the state and provincial governments are largely responsible for the fiasco that it has turned into.

popplecop....................I am totally on side with what you are saying. The antler craze has caused and continues to cause a lot of problems. I absolutely abhor 'fenced' hunting. Sadly, if you watch these forums......wild boar preserves, red stag in Maine, exotics in Texas are considered ethical by many people. Many people seem to like the fact that the are usually guaranteed a trophy, it is quick and doesn't require a big time commitment like real hunting trips. I believe the lack of places to hunt in many states, where high landowner tresspass fees and expensive hunt club fees are becoming the norm, is causing quite a few people to look at the hunt preserves.

Again, I am not saying I agree with it, just that there are reasons fenced hunting started and continues to exist.