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Rabbit Raisers Defeat USDA, Won’t Pay Any Fines!

December 21st, 2011 · 2 Comments

Remember back in May when I reported disturbing news about John and Judy Dollarhite facing $4 million in USDA fines for selling too many bunnies?   That news was followed by a dozen and a half posts about federal agents bullying the Nixa, Mo., couple as well as several others across the country — even magicians [...]

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How-To: Make Pigford Your Own ‘Stimulus’ Program

August 9th, 2011 · No Comments

You can turn Pigford Settlement funds into your own personal “stimulus” program. Eight months ago, I shared news of fellow Breitbart contributor Lee Stranahan’s exclusive story in which he revealed how thousands of people claiming to be black farmers “got away with murder” and undeservedly received millions of dollars via a government-endorsed wealth redistribution scheme [...]

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Roy Blunt Sides With USDA Against Missouri Man Facing Up to $4 Million in Fines for Selling Bunnies

July 19th, 2011 · 6 Comments

The visual I found on the official website of U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) at 9:42 a.m. Central today seems an appropriate metaphor for the way the longtime congressman-turned freshman senator and members of his staff have rushed to the aide of Nixa, Mo., resident John Dollarhite. Two months ago, Dollarhite contacted Senator Blunt for [...]

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Missouri Rabbit Raiser Responds to USDA Proposal (Update)

July 18th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Facing a July 29 deadline, John and Judy Dollarhite of Nixa, Mo., responded Friday to officials at the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service with a “Substitute Stipulation Agreement” that, hopefully, will allow the couple to avoid fines of up to $4 million in fines for selling too many bunnies. The substitute agreement, prepared [...]

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Rep. Billy Long Votes to Fund Pigford, Then Cites Need to ‘Slow Out-of-Control Government Spending’

July 7th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Three weeks ago, I published two posts about a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to continue funding for the colossal case of fraud known as the Pigford II Settlement.  Today, I offer a third piece in which I cast light on the thought process — or lack thereof — behind one congressman’s decision [...]

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Animal Rights Activism Fuels USDA Rabbit Chase (Update)

June 27th, 2011 · 13 Comments

Humane Society Lawyers Fight Culture of Cruelty, Government Bureaucracy. Soon after reading the words above, which appeared as the headline of an article published in November 2007 on the University of Virginia School of Law website, I discovered something ironic about Sarah L. Conant. According to HumaneWatch, Conant is a 2006 graduate of the University [...]

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Missouri Man ‘Not Happy’ with Revised USDA Offer (Update)

June 23rd, 2011 · 7 Comments

More than a month has passed since I published news about out-of-control agents from the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service going after a couple in Nixa, Mo., for selling more than $500 worth of rabbits in a calendar year.  Today, I offer an update likely to upset those who’ve been following the case [...]

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