OFE’s Permit Revocation Reversed
The Ohio Department of Agriculture
reverse the revocation they issued of the operating permits for Ohio
Fresh Eggs (OFE), Ohio’s largest egg producer, which had taken over
the 14-million-hen Buckeye Egg Farm in 2004. Since October 2004, OFE
has been cited 15 times, mostly for manure problems, such as
neighbors complaining about fly and rodent infestations. The state
revoked the permits last November on the basis that OFE did not
disclose that a former owner and “habitual violator” of
environmental laws was still involved in the company’s daily
operations. On August 23rd, 2007, an environmental appeals panel said the
state hadn’t proved that the company obtained the permits by
misleading officials.
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Panel reverses permit revocation
Confining millions of
God’s animals in overcrowded environments denies them their
God-given rights. As long as we keep exploiting other creatures,
humanity will continue facing growing environmental and health
problems related to animal agriculture.