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Mad Sheep By Linda Faillace

Mad Sheep by Linda Faillace


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Mad Sheep is the account of one familyis struggle against a bullying and corrupt government agency

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Mad Sheep: The True Story Behind the Usda's War on a Family Farm by Linda Faillace

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 USDAis seal of approval) carried a disease similar to the dreaded BSE or imad cow disease.i After months of surveillance n which included USDA agents spying from nearby mountaintops and comically hiding behind bushes n armed federal agents seized their flock. The animals were destroyed, the Faillaceis 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 n and by extension, easing fears among an increasingly wary population of meat-eaters.

Mad Sheep is the account of one familyis 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.

About Linda Faillace

Linda Faillace is a writer, shepherdess, songwriter, and owner of a country store dedicated to supporting local farmers and locally grownfood.

Table of Contents

Foreword

England

Vermont Dreams

European Sheep in the Green Mountains

Benedict

The Promise

Loss of Innocence

Caught in the Maelstrom

Quarantine

Political Pressure

Warren Meadows

The Silence Is Broken

The Threat

Seize and Destroy Order

Hell, No, Donit Kill Moe!

Fugitives

iThe Farmers Have No Rightsi

Western Blots and Hard Hats

USDA Reneges

The Buyout

Detwiler Strikes Again

Protesting Snowmen

The Seizure

Contempt of Court

Empty Barns

Where Was Leon?

The Empress Has No Clothes

Blame Canada (and the Media)

Final Proof

Afterword

Acknowledgements

Index

Additional information

CIN1933392762G
9781933392769
1933392762
Mad Sheep: The True Story Behind the Usda's War on a Family Farm by Linda Faillace
Used - Good
Paperback
Chelsea Green Publishing Co
20080101
336
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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