The Great Midwestern Pork Heist

Published on Tuesday, September 27, 2011, by James Norton / Edit Post

Here it is: the perfect storm of an economic downturn, a national bacon frenzy, and the rise of factory farming. Desperate financial times may be the key motivator in an ongoing series of pig thefts in Minnesota and Iowa, reports the New York Times. Another factor: Unevenly monitored factory farms far from human eyes make the offloading of dozens or even hundreds of large farm animals attainable without detection.

Tie this together with a boom in cattle thefts, an epic tomato hijacking, and a guy stuffing beef down his pants, and it appears we're facing a seriously delicious crime wave. And/or a national case of the munchies. And/or the beginning of the end of Western civilization.

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  • WOW...I happen to think that people are stealing food to survive! For those of us making under $50K a year, we still live in poverty and have to do what it takes to make ends meat. The rich keeps getting richer and the rest of us can....suffer? I do farm, I do have chickens and pigs to keep my family going, but even the price of feed is getting too hard to manage. Get off your HIGH horse for...+READ

    WOW...I happen to think that people are stealing food to survive! For those of us making under $50K a year, we still live in poverty and have to do what it takes to make ends meat. The rich keeps getting richer and the rest of us can....suffer? I do farm, I do have chickens and pigs to keep my family going, but even the price of feed is getting too hard to manage. Get off your HIGH horse for awhile and come visit those of us under the poverty line!!!-COLLAPSE