Federal Government Now Admits to Killing Thousands of Birds

Remember a couple weeks ago when birds were mysteriously falling out of the sky--dead. Well there may be an explanation that many considered as all sorts of sillier explanations like fireworks were being listed as possible reasons. The United States government is now in the business of killing birds.



The United States Department of Agriculture has admitted to killing birds in Yankton, South Dakota. I didn't know the Constitution gave any federal power to kill birds. Maybe they are claiming this falls under the Interstate Commerce clause. Let's hope they caught these birds in neighboring North Dakota before delivering the deadly poison.

Actually that's not a stretch either. Consider the reason why the federal government determined these birds must go and then ask yourself a simple question, which if you aren't a critical thinker, I will help you with.

"They say that they had poisoned the birds about ten miles south of Yankton and they were surprised they came to Yankton like they did and died in our park," says Yankton Animal Control Officer Lisa Brasel.

The USDA confirms the story, saying the deaths were part of a large killing at a private feed lot in Nebraska.

They say a local farmer had been having troubles with about 5,000 starlings defecating in his feed meal. Department of Ag officials say because of health concerns for the farmer's animals and staff they decided to kill the birds.

So why is this the federal government's concern? Shouldn't this be the farmer's responsibility?

Besides, how do we know the poison used to kill the birds didn't in anyway pollute the feed and enter the livestock in small amounts?

So now we have the federal government providing safety nets to farmers with bird problems. When does this nonsense end and responsibility begin?