[Montana Headlines]

Further commentary at Montana Headlines, here and here.

An example of heavy-handed government intervention without adequate compensation to those affected. The state government would ultimately condemn the herd if the deadline arrived, in order to preserve the state's brucellosis-free status.

But the federal government was responsible for compensating the family for its losses, since Yellowstone National Park is the reservoir of brucellosis -- in its bison -- a reservoir of infection that the feds have shown no real interest in attempting to address.

The ranching community in Montana is overwhelmingly Republican -- which may explain the seeming absence of intervention by our currently Democrat-dominated elected officials in Montana.

But that may be mere cynicism.

The fact that all of this is an esoteric issue to most people didn't help. For those interested in learning more, read the article and follow the links.

[Montana Headlines]

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"According to APHIS regulations, the herd must be slaughtered 60 days from the day the disease is detected."





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[RichInOC]

Hi. I'm not from Montana, but I thought all cows had taints.