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Factory farms foul Missouri parks

Published: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 2:37 PM CDT

Dear Editor: Missouri lawmakers are headed for spring break. Some will go south. Others may stick around and take the opportunity to rediscover Missouri state parks. When they do, a few surprises await.

Roaring River State Park, a favorite for trout anglers, sits downstream from a 65,000 chicken factory farm. Legislators who are history buffs might visit the Battle of Athens State Historic Site. Smells wafting over the park won't be from cannon fire. But they might be from tons of hog waste in factory hog operations entrenched nearby.

Animal factories are poised to put thousands of tons of manure within stinking distance of sacred sites like Arrow Rock.

Harry Truman wouldn't begrudge legislators heading south for relaxation. He did it himself. But what if he returned to find a factory farm too close to a park or historic site?

Give ‘em hell Harry just might have a message for returning lawmakers - don't let factory farms foul our Missouri parks.

John Robinson, former director, Missouri Department of Tourism


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