The Agricultural Leaders of Michigan are applauding their
Governor’s veto of deer baiting legislation.
Dave Armstrong with GreenStone Farm Credit Services, Jim
Byrum with the Michigan Agri-Business Association, Mary Kelpinski with the Michigan
Pork Producers Association, and Ken Nobis with the Michigan Milk Producers
Association say Governor Gretchen Whitmer did the right thing by blocking a
bill that would have lifted the state’s ban on deer baiting.
The ALM calls the legislation dangerous and says it would
have increased the chances of spreading Chronic Wasting Disease, Bovine
Tuberculosis and other diseases, putting domestic animals like cows at a higher
risk. They call the current baiting ban
a commonsense approach to help stop the spread of diseases.
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