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In the spring and summer of 2002, the United States Department of Agriculture and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services made the call to destroy millions of birds in the Shenandoah Valley. ... The virus is extremely dangerous and Virginia was correct in taking certain precautions; anyone would agree that killing stock is a safe and effective way for Virginia to remain one of the largest and most healthy poultry industries. Then again, it is absurd that the solution offered by the government is something akin to the orders of United States Army Generals during Vietnam War to destroy the village in order to save it. ... Poultry is enormous in the Shenandoah Valley—Virginia ranked fifth in the nation in 2001 in turkeys and eighth in broilers produced. Broilers are the state’s most valuable livestock, producing $441 million in cash receipts in 2000 (Virginia’s Farmers ‘Besieged’”). ... The $50,000 in losses is not even a minute portion of all expenses resulting from the termination; many farmers lost anywhere from $200 to $1,000 a day (“Virginia Farmers ‘Besieged’”). ... Such an amount was not nearly enough to cover an estimated $130 million in losses (“Virginia Poultry Growers Pleased”).
Approximate Word count = 954
Approximate Pages = 3.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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