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Endangered Animals Used To Save Farm
Submitted by david d on Mon, 07/07/2008 - 3:05pm.
Thanks to philanthropist and businessman George Whipple the historic Tilly Foster farm in Putnam county New York will be saved. Jacob sheep and Randall Lineback cattle which are both endangered farm animals, will be brought to the Tilly Foster farm, which is about 30 miles north of White Plains. The historic farm has had some rough times ever since the mid 1980s when Tilly Foster managed to fight off developers. Then in 2000, it was foreclosed on, and in 2002 it was taken over by the county, who shut down their horse-boarding operation in December.
Some ideas to save the farm included using it as a space for artists, community gardens, or even an upscale organic restaurant. Now the Tilly Foster Farm will be dedicated to housing these two endangered farm animals, the Randall Lineback Cattle and the Jacob Sheep. Jacob Sheep
The Jacob has fewer then 1,000 sheep in the U.S. and it is estimated fewer than 5,000 global population. The Lineback cattle is in even more trouble, with only around 200 worldwide, with only 3 females in existence.
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I think that it's a numbers game...
I'm pretty sure that the reason cattle are bad for the environment is because there are a billion of them, causing much more methane?
http://www.inspect-ny.com/water/EPADrink.htm
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I'd rather be camping!
Aren't Cows Bad (even if endangered)
I think this is one of those stories that has two sides. Its good to save a farm, but aren't cows like a worst offender of the environment?
From the EPA "Globally, ruminant livestock produce about 80 million metric tons of methane annually, accounting for about 28% of global methane emissions from human-related activities. "
http://www.epa.gov/rlep/faq.html
For a specific break-down of US methane sources, from livestock to other sources visit the Methane Sources & Emissions Web page. http://www.epa.gov/methane/sources.html
Thanks for sharing the story
Thanks for sharing the story of this inspiring gesture. I'm curious to hear more about the working aspects of the farm. Will it sell milk and wool? Is it a goal to increase the numbers of the animals? (hoping for an increase in females I suspect?)
I never thought of livestock
I never thought of livestock being endangered......