WHAT CAME FIRST: THE CHICKEN OR THE 'GATOR?

• Position: Alligators to dispose of dead chickens - South Carolina - Brief Article

South Carolina is looking at a new way for poultry producers to dispose of dead chickens--alligators. Currently, the chickens have to be buried or burned at considerable expense. The House Agriculture Committee is looking at a bill that would set up a three-year pilot alligator farm program at 10 sites. South Carolina farmers would have to purchase their 'gators from a legal out of-state captive source at about $20 apiece. Georgia and Florida farmers are already doing it. But there are concerns. "Laundering"...