Re: Certified Weed Free Feed Dictum by Feds

["Dyane Smith" <sunibey@sisqtel.net>]

Thanks, Connie.  I'd appreciate it and I will write to my congresspersons.
The whole thing reminds me of a lecture I once heard given by a vet who was
part of a research team to study birth control for wild horses.  He said
that they had developed a substance (not the right word but I can't think
right now) which they could inject in a stallion by darting him from the
air.  The substance would dramatically reduce the stallion's sperm count
(and the number of his offspring) for up to a year.  By darting the
stallion, the BLM would NOT HAVE to round up mustangs and the family groups
could remain intact.  HOWEVER, the government and, presumably, the BLM would
have none of it.  They preferred to yahoo around chasing mares and foals and
destroying families.  So much for family values.  Bottom line, I'm a
government person myself, but I do think the downside of democracy is that
the lowest common denominator wins out so often.
Dyane
N. Ca.

----- Original Message -----
From: connie B Berto <cberto@juno.com>
To: <sunibey@sisqtel.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 12:23 AM
Subject: Re: Certified Weed Free Feed Dictum by Feds


> Dyane, I am also in the dark about which "noxious" weeds the feds have on
> the list.  Noxious to what or to whom??  and while they are about it, how
> about mandating the sterilization of Forest Service trucks, bulldozers,
> fenders,  flaps, tractors, tires, wheels, undercarriages, cleated boots,
> shovels, and maintenance machines?
>     Perhaps a letter to your congresspersons to say that you are tired of
> this manipulation without scientific basis.    Where are these quarantine
> pens going in, and who is going to clean them?   and on and on.    It's
> insane.
>    I've asked for a copy of the USFS paper as Juno won't take
> attachments.   If I get it, I'll send it to you.   Regards,  Connie
>
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