This has mainly become a case of government power vs. the people.
The government at this point has 0 reason to kill the ostriches except to prove their authority.
IMO, the government fucked up here by delaying. The government should have killed them much earlier but the owners out-maneuvered the government by going public with everything and painting a biased narrative that stuck.
In reality, the government offered the owners fair compensation for the ostriches to kill them all due to health concerns and then but new ones. The owners should have listened given the health concerns and then just buy new birds. They're ostriches not dinosaurs. They're replaceable and this had nothing to do with some conspiracy to kill all ostriches. The owners defined the government and potentially put other people and birds at risk. The government should have seized the birds at this time but the government waited.
Now, the birds have essentially been proven to not be sick because of the time that has passed so the previous moral grounds the government may have had to kill the birds is gone. Now, if the government kills the birds it's simply about proving its authority and punishing people who defied them which is not a good reason for the government to go in. They should significantly fine the ostrich farm for not following orders then leave it at that.
When the government destroys any livestock, it’s destroyed. No one gets it. They will even poisonfood means for the homeless. It is a waste on all levels for the government to touch any livestock.
This has mainly become a case of government power vs. the people.
The government at this point has 0 reason to kill the ostriches except to prove their authority.
IMO, the government fucked up here by delaying. The government should have killed them much earlier but the owners out-maneuvered the government by going public with everything and painting a biased narrative that stuck.
In reality, the government offered the owners fair compensation for the ostriches to kill them all due to health concerns and then but new ones. The owners should have listened given the health concerns and then just buy new birds. They're ostriches not dinosaurs. They're replaceable and this had nothing to do with some conspiracy to kill all ostriches. The owners defined the government and potentially put other people and birds at risk. The government should have seized the birds at this time but the government waited.
Now, the birds have essentially been proven to not be sick because of the time that has passed so the previous moral grounds the government may have had to kill the birds is gone. Now, if the government kills the birds it's simply about proving its authority and punishing people who defied them which is not a good reason for the government to go in. They should significantly fine the ostrich farm for not following orders then leave it at that.
Just kiss the boot, goy!
I mean when kissing the boot gets you a few hundred pounds of ostrich meat as well as the money to by a new flock? I'll kiss that boot right now!
When the government destroys any livestock, it’s destroyed. No one gets it. They will even poison food means for the homeless. It is a waste on all levels for the government to touch any livestock.