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Indlæser... Mad Sheep: The True Story Behind the USDA's War on a Family Farmaf Linda Faillace
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. A very frightening look at government intervention to 'protect' its citizens. I stopped reading the book (hardcover) at page 242 when the family pet was taken to be destroyed. Everyone should read this book and then ask themselves "Do you truly trust a government that could do THIS to be in charge of your health care (USA)?" Fascinating but disconcerting. In the late 1990's, the USDA made a grand show of quarantining and condemning several flocks of sheep in Vermont, apparently to show the world how seriously they were taking BSE ("Mad Cow" disease, which doesn't actually occur in sheep) without inconveniencing the powerful beef industry. This book deals with the USDA's attempts to destroy these sheep (who never exhibited symptoms of disease and repeatedly tested negative) and the family businesses that depended on them. Along the way we see the USDA abusing their power, misleading politicians for support and making a farce of the legal system. Perhaps worst of all, they do very bad science to rationalize their actions instead of letting the science determine them. Meanwhile, the community of small farmers rallies together and refuses to back down. The forward contains a warning that reading this book will make you angry, and they're right. The author was formerly a technical writer and although this is a very personal and emotional account, she documents her story clearly and in detail. This is definitely worth a read, but it *will* make you angry. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
In the mid-1990s Linda and Larry Faillace had a dream: they wanted to breed sheep and make cheese on their Vermont farm. They did the research, worked hard, followed the rules, and, after years of preparation and patience, built a successful, entrepreneurial business. But just like that, their dream turned into a nightmare. The U.S. Department of Agriculture told them that the sheep they imported from Europe (with the USDAís seal of approval) carried a disease similar to the dreaded BSE or ìmad cow disease.î After months of surveillance ñ which included USDA agents spying from nearby mountaintops and comically hiding behind bushes ñ armed federal agents seized their flock. The animals were destroyed, the Faillaceís lives turned upside down, all so that the USDA could show the U.S. meat industries that they were protecting America from mad cow disease ñ and by extension, easing fears among an increasingly wary population of meat-eaters. Mad Sheep is the account of one familyís struggle against a bullying and corrupt government agency that long ago abandoned the family farmer to serve the needs of corporate agriculture and the industrialization of our food supply. Similar to the national best-selling book, A Civil Action, readers will cheer on this courageous family in its fight for justice in the face of politics as usual and the implacable bureaucracy of the farm industry in Washington, DC. No library descriptions found. |
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Mad Sheep is a well-written book and a necessary book for anyone claiming to have solidarity with small farms and farmers.
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