Mother Torn from Nursing Baby After Arrest For Minor Code ViolationHeather Callaghan Some months ago in Colorado, a very pregnant Renee Abbott received a knock on the door by a sheriffs deputy alerting her that the Abbotts cows were loose and needed immediate rounding because they were in the municipal right of way. So she obeyed and did this by herself resulting in a fall and hospitalization. Their fence looked like it had been deliberately damaged by vandals which is how the cows got loose.The deputy issued her a ticket for grazing animals in the municipal right of way even though it was an accident, not even by their doing. Months went on, baby was fine, and Ethan and Renee were sitting down to dinner with their kids ages seven and four months on April 7 when Weld County law enforcement officers showed up and arrested Renee for grazing animals in the municipal right of way. God forbid they accidentally eat the special municipal grass! Throw that mom in jail! Thats what they did. She was handcuffed and taken away. Ethan was told that Renee would be held without bail until she could appear before a judge in the morning. The chaos of it was enough for Ethan, but aside from that, how was their exclusively breastfed baby going to be fed that evening, night and morning? (Im assuming this wasnt the time to suddenly switch to soy GMO chemical synthetic infant formula.) She could tell from the crying, there was a hungry baby there and looked up a traditional formula recipe from Sally Fallon Morells book Nourishing Traditions. Its a politically incorrect recipe book with traditional foods (think grassfed, unpasteurized dairy, nutrition dense, fermenting your own meals). How many lawyers would do that for a family? Next, Rich called the Weld County Sheriffs office and gave the booking deputy hell! First she made them conscious of their shameful behavior dragging a nursing mother into the slammer over a minor code violation. The deputy did not appreciate her tone. According to FTCLDF, she asked about: Finally, they agreed to release her. Ethan picked her up that night and she could feed her son. What isnt in the report, is that the family was receivingharassmentfrom the department; up to 30 phone calls in multiple 24-hour periods, deputies watching their farm, delaying and changing court dates when Renee would appear (so dont think they were avoiding the warrant) and more. They have threatened to Detain us for investigation of our (agricultural) activities,' Ethan says on their Facebook page in late March. Renee and baby apparently felt compelled to leave until the intimidation simmered and when they were back she was arrested. He continues (in late March, reproduced verbatim): On April 7th he posted: The department apparently demanded he take it down and tried to gather info on the callers. They also appeared to have lost hundreds of dollars worth of poultry due to (possibly separate) charges. Could it be that the department is using bullying tactics because of their new natural farming practice? You can find updates on their page and support their other page: I Support My Local Farmer. They also have created a petition. Source: Heather Callaghan is a natural health blogger and food freedom activist. You can see her work at NaturalBlaze.com and selfnewsPost.com. Like at Facebook. 