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Published November 04, 2009

Letter - Throwing foxes into the hen house? chat

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Like-minded extreme right wing lemming. I.
11/08/2009 7:03 PM

dylan - Good information. It appears to be a beneficial program. They supply the necessary resources to financially-disadvantaged families so that they can become independent and be spared the indignity of depending on others. If we implemented that kind of program in the United States, our liberal politicians would be out of work. I sure hope their catalogs don't get lost in the stacks of holiday catalogs we get this time of year. Unfortunately mine ended up in the garbage.

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LL L.
Alexandria, MN     11/08/2009 6:37 PM

I will repeat myself yet again. How are these poor people going to be able to provide the needed feed for these animals? They can send them to school until eternity but I have been aware of this program for over 30 years. The dairy animals must meet rigid dhia requirements. Dairy animals that would produce the amounts of milk required by their rules have special FEED NEEDS. How do poor people provide these needs? Our own farmers are hard pressed to maintain feed standards necessary for high producing animals! The same is necessary for our pampered pen raised beef and other domestic livestock!

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LL L.
Alexandria, MN     11/08/2009 4:00 PM

It is a good thing but I have always had some reservations about the whole idea. If these people are that poor how in the world are they going to care for that animal! Something just doesn't pass the smell test. These animals have to be top of the line and most of that quality of animal requires special care and can not just be turned out where there is no or little food. If they can come up with the food for the animal why can't they feed themselves? Questions, questions, questions.

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Like-minded extreme right wing lemming. I.
11/08/2009 3:07 PM

I looked only briefly at the Heifer International Org. catalog I received in the mail last week. Then I threw it away. I get all kinds of strange specialty, high-end item catalogs and thought it was just another one. While plausible, the gift of livestock seemed a bit over the top to me. That hard to buy for, urban dwelling relative might not really appreciate a goat. lol. Thanks for clarifying it's purpose.

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Patty W.
11/08/2009 1:58 PM

It is correct that baby items from MY generation would no longer be able to be sold and should not be used under current guidelines and laws. It wouldn't have mattered if the furniture had been in the Sears catalog a year ago...my kids would have wanted their own "new" stuff for sure. Sigh. The Heifer Project is a wonderful concept. We should be trying to figure out ways to use it in other situations as well.

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Amos A.
Garfield, MN     11/08/2009 11:01 AM

Patty, A lot of the hand-me-down baby items probably don't meet new safety guidlines. So newer may be better in that case. ................... dylan, My parents worked at a Heifer Project site doing mission work some years back. Us 6 kids got together that next Christmas and pooled the money we would have spent on getting them knick-knacky presents and donated it all to the Heifer Project in their names. Very good organization teaching people sustainable ag methods even in the worst conditions.

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Patty W.
11/08/2009 9:42 AM

I remember when I was expecting my first child. My sisters gave me all the baby furniture (crib, dresser, changing table, etc.) they had used for their children. Together we painted, lined the drawers, put on stencils, freshened everything up for my baby's nursery and I was so proud. My children on the other hand did not want nor did they need any "used" items. Everything was purchased new. While we saved things from generation to generation, most nursery items purchased today go on a garage sale when no longer needed and of course that is a way of helping others and "recycling".

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LL L.
Alexandria, MN     11/08/2009 7:02 AM

not just garbage bags but all types of plastic bags.

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LL L.
Alexandria, MN     11/08/2009 6:58 AM

That is the problem, dylan, we consider everything garbage once we are through with it. Not so many years ago people found uses for things. Now we live in a throw away society and can't find a way to get rid of our horrendous amounts of garbage. Wildlife dies from eating those garbage bags also along with many of our own domestic animals. Then again if a person is so poor that all they have is one goat it is much worse for them than it is for us if one deer dies out in the woods here.

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b.a. c.
11/07/2009 7:04 PM

Oof. Just got back from helping clean out an elderly relative's 'storage' room. I never even knew that saltines could spoil before today! The box we opened didn't even HAVE an expiration date, and the second one expired in '06. Just how many years has it been since there weren't x-dates on stuff, anyhow? You would just not believe what those crackers smelt like!

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