As people become more aware of the destructive factory-farm techniques of Corporate Farming, the demand for local and organic meat and produce is on the rise. Unfortunately for those living in the territory monopoly of Ontario, the supply of quality meat is restricted by the provincial "supply management" racket. Small farmers cannot compete with the cartel when provincial bureaucrats are demanding that farmers stay below the 300-bird limit or purchase a quota, approximately 90,000 chickens.
Adding to the absurdity is the rule that chickens cannot be slaughtered on one's own property. They must be brought to a provincial-approved abattoir. This, along with other regulatory requirements, is economic fascism pure and simple. It squeezes out marginal producers, it centralizes economic power into the hands of a few and it's all backed by state violence. The solution is quite simple: End supply management and let consumers decide who shall succeed and who shall fail.
Read more: http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/12/01/small-scale-poultry-farmers-unite-against-the-chicken-mafia-and-strict-supply-management-rules/
And check out the Small Flock Poultry Farmers of Canada blog: http://canadiansmallflockers.blogspot.ca/
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