Farmer forced to shoot his own baby piglets in cold blood

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(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 arguablyarmed 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.See our previous report on this subject at:And hear my interview with Mark Baker, who runs one of the farms to be targeted by the Michigan government, at: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."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 ofbefore 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-stylethrough 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:One of the raids targeted Ron McKendrick ofin 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.This embedded video gives you additional details relevant to this case:Based on the actions of the DNR, it is my belief thatwho are murdering livestock, destroying the lives of farmers, violating the constitutional rights of Michigan citizens and engaging in outrageous acts ofI 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 isunder 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 useto 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 DNS agents are dangerous and clearly psychologically imbalanced. They desperately need to be reminded of the tenants ofand 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 andwhere 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.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.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(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,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: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.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 aggressivelyin terrorizing farmers and forcing a slaughter of their traditional animal herds.Here's how you can help:PHONE: (517) 373-3400PHONE: (517) 335-7858 (Michigan constituents)FAX:(517) 335-6863When you call, DEMAND the investigation and arrest of the DNR workers who conspired to conduct these illegal and illegitimate armed raids on Michigan farmers.and loudly complain about their total tyranny against Michigan farmers and ranchers:Phone: 517-373-2329e-mail: [email protected] Acting Natural Resources Deputy, Kelley SmithPhone: 517-373-2329Chief Administrative Officer, Mark HoffmanPhone: 517-373-2329Legislative Liaison, Gary OwenPhone: 517-373-0023Public Information Officer, Ed GolderPhone: 517-335-3014Upper Peninsula regional Coordinator, Stacy WellingPhone: 906-228-6561Policy Coordinator, Donna StinePhone: 517-241-3774Senior Executive, Patricia StewartPhone: 517-335-1833to condemn them for using gun-toting officers to enforce the mass slaughter of privately-owned livestock:Law Enforcement DivisionPhone: 517-373-1230Located: 530 W. Allegan St.Mason Building, Fourth Floorand demand an investigation into the illegitimate and unlawful activities of the DNR operating in that state.G. Mennen Williams Building, 7th Floor525 W. Ottawa St.P.O. Box 30212Lansing, MI 48909Main Number (517) 373-1110Facsimile (517) 373-3042on Facebook, Twitter and elsewhere. LINK to this page and spread the word.Special thanks to Alex Jones and Matt Drudge for covering this breaking story. More details to come here on NaturalNews.