I've had a jaded view of the news for many years now. CBS just softened my opinion. Three cheers for your local news station taking an interest in what was going on and bringing it to people's attention in an intelligent and compassionate matter.
I was particularly intrigued by the line that said that new information had come to light or something like that.
Maybe the new information was that the state ag dept had just been owned.
I can understand the agency taking precautionary steps to protect the area but to destroy a healthy flock of beautiful birds that has tested negative for this horrible disease is just plain over the top.
John, thank you for bringing this to the forums attention and allowing us to be involved. Who knows it could be any one of us some day who owns a small flock of chickens or other fowl and have gotten attached to them. I sincerely pray that it doesn't. Nobody should have to go through what you did.
For some reason I keep having quotes from Thomas Jefferson popping into my head when I read this thread:
"Does the government fear us? Or do we fear the government? When the people fear the government, tyranny has found victory. The federal government is our servant, not our master!"
Especially the last part of this quote applies to this whole situation. Jefferson was one of my favorite writers concerning what the relationship between government and citizens should be.
