Michigan Government Thugs Force Farmer To Shoot All Of His Baby Piglets
The following article is entirely the work of Mike Adams, Editor of NaturalNews.com, who has written a exclusive report, “Michigan government unleashes armed raids on small pig farmers, forces farmer to shoot all his own pigs“, and has asked to have his story shared. While it is extremely rare that I will copy an article in it’s entirety (out of respect for the reporters original material), since this story dovetails perfectly with Modern Survival Blog, with 100% credit to Mike, here is a copy of the very disturbing report of our government out of control…
(NaturalNews) NaturalNews can now confirm that the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has, in total violation of the Fourth Amendment, conducted two armed raids on pig farmers in that state, one in Kalkaska County at Fife Lake and another in Cheboygan County. Staging raids involving six vehicles and ten armed men, DNA conducted unconstitutional, illegal and arguably criminal armed raids on these two farms with the intent of shooting all the farmers’ pigs under a bizarre new “Invasive Species Order” (ISO) that has suddenly declared traditional livestock to be an invasive species.
The ISO also deems farmers who raise these pigs to be felons, and DNR officials were ready to make arrests on the scene and haul away these farmers to be prosecuted as hardened criminals.
Farmer forced to shoot his own baby piglets in cold blood
“I think this is an unconstitutional order, these actions of the DNR are way out of bounds,” attorney Joseph O’Leary told NaturalNews in an interview today. He is representing one of the farmers who was targeted in these raids. “To take what was six months ago an entirely legal activity, and suddenly people are felons over it. They’re not growing drugs, running guns or killing anybody, they’re raising animals pursuant to USDA regulations and state of Michigan regulations. They haven’t done anything wrong here, and the DNR is treating them like they are hardened criminals.”
In anticipation of the DNR arriving on the scene, one farmer engaged in what can only be described as a heart-wrenching task of shooting his own pigs, one by one, including baby piglets before the DNR arrived. This was to avoid being arrested as a felon. His livelihood is now completely destroyed, as the state of Michigan has put him out of business. Even after this farmer informed the DNR that he had destroyed his entire herd of pigs, the DNR continued to illegally acquire a search warrant by providing false information to a court Judge, then conducting an armed raid on his ranch to verify that the entire herd of pigs had indeed already been shot to death. That this took place satisfied the DNR, which is now showing itself to be engaged in the mob-style destruction of targeted farming businesses through its mass-murder agenda of Michigan’s small-scale farm pigs.
“It was very traumatic for him. These guys are farmers, and I know how much he cared for the animals there, and the DNR treats these like they’re some kind of a plant that needs to be exterminated rather than animals that people care about,” said O’Leary.
Here is what one of the raided farmers had to say about his experience of being forced to destroy his pigs:
“I was served a search warrant yesterday at 7: 45am. I have killed all my hogs. [DNR] gave me papers that say I do not have any hogs on my property. All they saw were dead hogs laying around from my mass slaughtering. It took 12 guys 4 times in there to kill all of them, sows with young, Pregnant sows, dozens of piglets, and old mature boars. It has been a sad few weeks. Does anyone know what it feels like to open fire on 20 baby piglets in one group which weigh between 5 lbs and 15 lbs. They are so adorable and cute. They commented to everyone that they never saw a fence built so tough and no way would a hog get out of this area.” (www.BakersGreenAcres.com)
One of the raids targeted Ron McKendrick of Renegade Ranch in Cheboygan County. His ranch was raided on Saturday morning, and DNR agents reportedly conducted an interrogation of his customers and his 75-year-old senior citizen employee. In order to gain access to his property, DNR bureaucrats acquired a temporary restraining order which was used to bully their way onto the property (a violation of the Fourth Amendment).
Another raid was conducted against the farm of Dave Tuxberry. He’s the man who was forced to shoot all his own pigs before DNR agents arrived, in order to avoid being arrested as a felon.
See the recent interview with Mark Baker on the Alex Jones Show
The following video gives you additional details relevant to this case:
Call for arrest of Michigan’s DNR agents
Based on the actions of the DNR, it is my belief that the DNR is a rogue, criminal gang of government thugs who are murdering livestock, destroying the lives of farmers, violating the constitutional rights of Michigan citizens and engaging in outrageous acts of destruction of private property.
I believe it is the duty of law-abiding Michigan citizens to call for the immediate arrest of DNR officials who must be brought to justice for their crimes against Michigan farmers. Every agent of the DNR that participated in these raids must be brought to justice to answer for their crimes. If the use of force is necessary to make a lawful and legal arrest of these criminal Michigan government agents, then such use of force is fully authorized under the United States Constitution as well as the Constitution of the State of Michigan. It is under these laws, in fact, that police officers are given firearms to use in the protection of the People. In Texas, the state Constitution even says that farmers have the right to use lethal force to prevent someone from committing a felony crime against their property. This includes shooting horse thieves, for example, and being in the right to do so.
No government has any right to terrorize its citizens in the way that has been witnessed here with the DNR of Michigan. These people are utterly out of control, waging a private armed war against selective targets, using taxpayer money to destroy the lives of productive Michigan citizens. These DNR agents are dangerous and clearly psychologically imbalanced. They desperately need to be reminded of the tenants of lawful government and the rights of citizens. They need to be immediately arrested and given the privilege of a trial by jury to answer for their crimes against farmers.
While I do not espouse the use of violence to resolve issues with government, when innocent farmers are faced with being raided by criminal gangs of rogue government operatives who are forcing them to destroy their entire livestock herds, there is little choice but to halt the actions of these criminals through lawful arrest and bring them to justice in the court system where they must face charges of conspiracy, destruction of private property, the violation of the civil rights of private citizens, illegal trespassing and much more. This is the whole point of the Second Amendment, by the way: To give the People some balance of power so that they might protect themselves against the overzealous, tyrannical agendas of out-of-control governments which inevitably try to rule over the People as violent dictators.
Take action: Join the hearing this Friday
A court hearing is scheduled this Friday at 9:00 am at the courthouse in Cheboygan County. I have been told that a very important legal strategy to halt this DNR madness will be unveiled in the courtroom that morning. Ron McKendrick, whose ranch was raided by DNR over the weekend, will be appearing in this hearing.
I am calling upon all patriots, farmers and food rights activists in Michigan to be there on Friday morning and join in this show of support for farming freedom and fundamental human rights. Do we not have the right to raise livestock without the state raiding our property and murdering our animals? And why is this not being covered in the national media?
Also: This battle continues to be waged by Mark Baker at www.BakersGreenAcres.com who desperately needs additional legal funds to continue his fight against the out-of-control government tyrants in Michigan who are trying to destroy farms. Please check his website for updates and make a small donation (even $5 or $10 helps) using the “Donate” button on his website.
NaturalNews will continue developing this story and we anticipate bringing you more details after the Friday hearing. In the mean time, I will continue to call for the immediate arrest of DNR officials who are now, by any standard, runaway criminal thugs who are operating under the false cover of government. If anyone has a list of the names of these people, please contact NaturalNews with that list so that we can publish them under a “WANTED FOR CRIMES AGAINST THE PEOPLE” heading as we continue to call for their arrest.
Watch NaturalNews for more breaking news on this front. In the mean time, as a message to Michigan farmers: Yes, they really ARE coming for you. You need to get together and deputize a 20-man posse to catch these thugs and arrest them at gunpoint, then haul them into the local Sheriff’s office to be booked and prosecuted.
Take Action
Today, I am urging you to join hundreds of thousands of NaturalNews readers, DrudgeReport readers and InfoWars listeners across the country in taking action to loudly and aggressively denounce the Michigan state government’s actions in terrorizing farmers and forcing a slaughter of their traditional animal herds.
Here’s how you can help:
#1) CALL the office of Governor Rick Snyder
PHONE: (517) 373-3400
PHONE: (517) 335-7858 (Michigan constituents)
FAX:(517) 335-6863
When you call, DEMAND the investigation and arrest of the DNR workers who conspired to conduct these illegal and illegitimate armed raids on Michigan farmers.
#2) CALL the Michigan DNR offices and loudly complain about their total tyranny against Michigan farmers and ranchers:
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10366-121644–,00.html
Director, Rodney A. Stokes
Phone: 517-373-2329
e-mail: DNR-Director@michigan.gov
Acting Natural Resources Deputy, Kelley Smith
Phone: 517-373-2329
Chief Administrative Officer, Mark Hoffman
Phone: 517-373-2329
Legislative Liaison, Gary Owen
Phone: 517-373-0023
Public Information Officer, Ed Golder
Phone: 517-335-3014
Upper Peninsula regional Coordinator, Stacy Welling
Phone: 906-228-6561
Policy Coordinator, Donna Stine
Phone: 517-241-3774
Senior Executive, Patricia Stewart
Phone: 517-335-1833
#3) CALL the law enforcement division of the Michigan DNR to condemn them for using gun-toting officers to enforce the mass slaughter of privately-owned livestock:
Law Enforcement Division
Gary Hagler, Chief
Phone: 517-373-1230
Located: 530 W. Allegan St.
Mason Building, Fourth Floor
#4) CALL the Michigan office of Attorney General and demand an investigation into the illegitimate and unlawful activities of the DNR operating in that state.
G. Mennen Williams Building, 7th Floor
525 W. Ottawa St.
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, MI 48909
Main Number (517) 373-1110
Facsimile (517) 373-3042
http://www.michigan.gov/ag/0,4534,7-164-21153-51368–,00.html
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Special thanks to Alex Jones and Matt Drudge for covering this breaking story. More details to come here on NaturalNews.
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Maybe Michigan has this in their constitution like we do in Texas:
THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE 1. BILL OF RIGHTS
A
Sec.A2.AA INHERENT POLITICAL POWER; REPUBLICAN FORM OF
GOVERNMENT. All political power is inherent in the people, and all
free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for
their benefit. The faith of the people of Texas stands pledged to
the preservation of a republican form of government, and, subject
to this limitation only, they have at all times the inalienable
right to alter, reform or abolish their government in such manner as
they may think expedient.
Hard to believe but TRUER words are rarely spoken! If this BETA test zone gets away with this compliant kill of property on private lands, of the food stocks… First it was fruits, and dairy, next THEY move on vegetables and variant aspects of that life style… Now THEY are killing farm animals and with it the investitures of independent GOOD PEOPLE! What is the next level this momentum s inertia will GRAB? THEY are already “System-Pushing” HEK-293, the FEMA Camps are in place? If the PEOPLE don’t AWAKEN to the under-belly of these Criminals, times are gonna be a changin’… Survive-All…
so, this appears to be the result of lobbying by big agra to limit the types of pigs/hogs that can be raised in that state. So what might be considered as a ‘feral’ animal by breed, is now an animal that is illegal to even own (UP TO 4 YEARS IN JAIL)??? Even though these animals are not running loose (feral), but are managed like any other farm animal.
Where are we living now, anyway – BIZARRO WORLD?????
If I lived next door to one of these thugs, I would harass him and become the neighbor from hell.
@chiller; With you there. I would see if I could push him over the edge. They really should be criminally prosecuted. Survive well. Enjoy.
@All; NOTWITHSTANDING THAT CITIZENS SHOULD NEVER BE TREATED THIS WAY, the issue is one that has many facets to it and is controversial. The MDNR agents should be prosecuted for financial loss, violation of civil rights along with DAMAGES. Now, “don’t panic”, but there are reasons to have issues with the pigs and their origins. Basically a pig is a pig is a pig, period. If you go here http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/meetings/presentations/080911_Wildlife_and_Boat_Committee_Presentation_05.pdf you will see by looking at the maps in the presentation that Michigan is statistically free of feral pigs and they probably want to keep it that way. But any pig released to the wild WILL look like a wild boar in 2-5 years (4-7 generations)and there is no DNA difference! You have to go to the Ural mountains to find real boars that have any significant DNA differences. I live in an area that is overrun with feral pigs and they absolutely destroy your property, and I’m not talking about just yards (I don’t have one, the only things I purposely cultivate are vegetables). They will tear up fences, undeveloped property, the woods. Just imagine a pristine area of woods and all the wildlife there and then drive the biggest tractor and cultivator through there (on a regular basis) that you can imagine…..then imagine it is your property!!!!! I feel for the farmers as well as the angst of the MDNR or the DNR of any of the states that don’t have any feral pig issues. The Virginia presentation shows the difficulty with the issue and that knee jerk reactions like in Michigan are uncalled for. But hey, the gubment are the ones that use the lowest bidders. Prolly not smart enough to make an intelligent, thought out response other than the SWAT teams, but that’s not an excuse for that type of behavior. Survive well. Enjoy.
Greetings, This is the short of it … Having called the Office of R. Snyder I was in a long dialogue the gist of it being that this has been going on for a year and a half and that the pigs were sick so apportioned action was taken. So I asked if her pet dog was accused of biting a local citizen would it be the proper course of action to have her pet killed on her property? Silence… Back to these animals are sick and this has been going on for a year and a half, the news hasn’t been covering it because it’s old news not worthy of their time. I then asked again would animals being “Sick” be allowed to live and go to market in what would have to be a time frame of more than 1.5 years? More likely 2 years would have passed if there was testing and the animals found to be sick? Would your pet have been treated in this manor or would it be collected and taken to be put down to prevent the spread of : What did you say the illness was? I’m sorry sir I don’t have that information… I said so for at least two years you have been aware of sick livestock and you do not know the ailment? Silence… Big cover story being regurgitated by the “Officials?” in Michigan… Survive-All… Otter..With way, way more on this… Just talked out..
FEMA region #1 out…
Thanks otter, nice work!
People need to re-think their theories. This is not at all about the lobbyists and Capitalists convincing the government of ANYTHING. It’s about those higher up in government NEEDING the Capitalists to accomplish what THEY want, with the lobbyists as the go-betweens… which is WHY there is AUTOMATIC government cooperation in these cases… no matter if it’s dealing with pig farmers, agriculture, foreclosures, wall street, the media, pharmaceuticals, physicians, the handling of college students, etc. etc.
Therefore… it’s because the protesters are divided, concerned only with their own issues that they aren’t confronting the right people (but instead, BY DESIGN, are focusing on the wrong groups of people individually… Monsanto, Merick, Goldman Sachs, etc.) that this demise of our rights has gotten this far.
Nothing is going to change unless the people quit cooperating, and call the stand-off first… by a peaceful boycott of voting, local and national.
I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact that there is a very large Muslim population in MI and their religion is against anything that has to do with pigs. Anyone investigating who or what organization pushed for this to begin with? Are they from Dearborn area?
Shannon: That was the VERY first thought I had when reading this article. This is Sharia in Michigan pure and simple. CAIR has a huge lobby in MI.
I just did a brief cursory google search, I remember reading about this at the time, thinking it was crazy but this has been going on for years in the middle east. With MI being so Muslim friendly this should come as no surprise. http://www.demotix.com/news/59358/egypt-pig-farms-under-threat#slide-1 (this was from 2009)