<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4UqedT_0vxK2h6x00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4UqedT_0vxK2h6x00" width="980" height="653" ><figcaption>Kelly Cordes</figcaption></figure><h2>DENIED BANKRUPTCY FILING LEADS TO CRISIS</h2><p>I'm horrified that the State of Minnesota didn't step in and do anything about this situation, after <a href="https://www.kaaltv.com/news/growers-for-pure-prairie-poultry-say-their-chickens-are-starving/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=onsite&amp;utm_campaign=recommended">Pure Prairie Poultr</a>y filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and had between $100 million and $500 million in debts to 937 different creditors, according to court documents.</p><h2>CHICKENS ARE STARVING TO DEATH</h2><p>Wisconsin poultry growers for the company said their chickens are starving. The chickens have been without food for days now after the company closed it Charles City processing plant.</p><p>Because many of the creditors objected to the bankruptcy, the case was dismissed. Had it been approved, it would have allowed the business to continue operating while they figured out a plan, but because none of the creditors thought about the well-being of the animals, the case was dismissed. Since we are talking about lives here, I think something should have been done.</p><p>ABC 6 News//KAAL TV/YouTube</p><h2>IOWA DOES 'THE RIGHT THING'</h2><p>Iowa stepped up because it was the right thing to do. Tax-payers are now covering the cost of feeding these animals. Minnesota and Wisconsin as far as I know at this point, have done nothing to save the chickens in their states.</p><p>The poultry growers are simply sickened and sad because of what has been allowed to happen. One couple in Wisconsin has approximately 62,000 chickens in their care, and now that the plant has shut down, says the birds have been without food for days, and are resorting to eating each other. They can't get through their barns at this point and even if you fed them at this point, the birds would kill each other to get it.</p><h2>CURRENT SITUATION</h2><p>The chickens are supposed to be removed from their barns today and many will be euthanized. The couple says it will be a relief to know the birds aren't suffering anymore. What about the chickens in the care of poultry growers at other area farms?</p><p>Why didn't something happen earlier to protect the birds? I'm disappointed that our state couldn't step up. These animals are raised to feed the human population and the least we could do is step in and provide them with the food they need to survive. I'm so upset that things in this state take so long to turn around when other states seem to be able to make things happen at the drop of a hat. We should do better.</p><p>What are we going to do to make sure this doesn't happen in the future?</p><h2>Come Visit Milaca, Minnesota With Us</h2><h2>Come Visit Pierz, Minnesota With Us in Pictures</h2></div></body>

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Why Didn’t Minnesota Step Up? Devastating Starving Chicken Crisis

I'm horrified that the State of Minnesota didn't step in and do anything about this situation, after Pure Prairie Poultry filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and had between $100 million and $500 million in debts to 937 different creditors, according to court documents. CHICKENS ARE STARVING TO DEATH. Wisconsin poultry...