This was forwarded to me by an alert Eugene Chapter volunteer. We include it here as a service to our community:
Hello,
My name is Kristina and I am an organizer for the Stand Up to Factory Farms coalition. We would like to thank you for your previous support for our work against mega-dairies in Oregon. While our moratorium bill was not successful this legislative session, we are continuing our fight against mega-dairies and, once again, we need your support.
Our coalition has serious concerns about the proposed Easterday mega-dairy facility located in Morrow County. This operation would bring up to 30,000 cows and millions of gallons of manure to an area that is already home to the largest mega-dairy in the state. The applicant, Easterday Farms, currently embroiled in federal fraud charges and filing for bankruptcy, seeks to open a mega-dairy on the bones of the former Lost Valley mega-dairy, which was shuttered after hundreds of environmental violations.
While review of the permit for the Easterday operation has encountered a bureaucratic hurdle, we need your help to ensure this mega-dairy never gains approval.
We have written a sign-on letter asking Governor Brown to deny the permit for the proposed Easterday facility, and our deadline for organizations to sign on is August 2nd.
Click here to read the sign-on letter and fill out the form if your organization decides to sign on.
If you, your board, or your members have any questions about the proposed Easterday mega-dairy or our sign on letter, please reach out to me and I would gladly connect with you.
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to corresponding with you in the future!
Warmly,
Kristina Beggen
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Kristina Beggen
Oregon Organizer
Food & Water Watch and Food & Water Action
C (704) 989-9971
O (541) 200-6360
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