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----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'RollTideFan'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:25 AM Subject: [RollTideFan] Of interest to at least one RTF member..... : Vermont investigates man living with 70 goats in house : CORINTH, Vt. (AP) - State officials are investigating a man whose goats and : his religious convictions against killing them have collided in a possibly : inhumane and definitely stinky way. : There were three goats on the farm Chris Weathersbee's mother bought seven : years ago. Now there are 300 - including 70 living in his house, much of : which is covered with a mix of goat droppings and hay. : Authorities last month raided the farm in Corinth, about 20 miles southeast : of Montpelier, and seized 44 deemed unhealthy by a veterinarian. State : police and the Central Vermont Humane Society are weighing whether to pursue : animal cruelty or neglect charges. : "He has more goats than he can care for," said Sherry LeMay, the humane : society's director of operations. : Weathersbee, 63, admits he cannot afford to give the herd sufficient care, : but he refuses to get rid of the animals. He said his Buddhist religious : views prohibit him from slaughtering any of the goats. : "Getting rid of goats means killing them," he said. : Weathersbee said he brought dozens of invalid goats and nursing mothers with : babies inside his home last December because of cold temperatures. : His only income is from monthly disability checks, which, he said, he spends : mostly on hay at a cost of $150 a day in the winter. He's in debt $15,000 to : his neighbors for hay. : Weathersbee said he wants time to find a group that does not believe in : slaughtering animals to take the 30-acre farm and house. In exchange, he : wants to remain with the goats, living in the barns and fields. : : : : ______________________________________________________ : RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List : : "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" : : To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
