Cuddly polar bears threaten farming

Matter of perspective: Cuddly polar bears threaten farming

When farmers take their families to the zoo, you can bet they spend as much time enjoying the polar bears as anybody does. But their appreciation for the white fluffy guys has its limitations.

Those limitations are probably best expressed by the highly-respected Pacific Legal Foundation in Sacramento. It is a public service law firm that fights for individual rights, and it believes the rights of many individuals, especially farm landowners, risk being trampled by the polar bears and their two-legged friends.

By listing polar bears as an endangered species as it did in mid-May, Congress has convinced PLF to fight the listing with all its energy. PLF calls the listing "government intrusion so potentially devastating that it could bring our country to its knees."