In North Carolina, an elk farmer who fell a bit behind in her recordkeeping was punished when state officials came and destroyed her entire stock.

Apparently, the move was necessary to prevent a devastating disease from infecting the publicly-owned wild elk, despite the fact that there hasn’t been a single reported case of the disease. Not just in the woman’s stock, but in the entire state.

Follow-up here.

Thanks to Eric Harvey for the link.

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