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Wagner Farm Animal Welfare Issues
www.eyeonwagnerfarm.com
www.meetup.com/Eye-On-Wagner-Farm
www.wagnerfarmrescuefund.org
www.eyeonwagnerfarm.com
www.meetup.com/Eye-On-Wagner-Farm
www.wagnerfarmrescuefund.org
**Where is Wagner Farm?
1510 Wagner Road
Glenview, Illinois
(just west of the Edens Expressway and east of the 294 tollway)
**Who runs Wagner Farm?
Wagner Farm was first established in the 1850s by the Wagner family. In 1997, Rose Wagner, the last of the Wagner family, died and left Wagner Farm in a charitable trust for purchase to the highest bidder. Many residents assisted in developing and bringing a referendum to the public in 1998 which eventually allowed the park district to purchase Wagner Farm. The general concept between these residents, the park district, and the public who voted in favor of the referendum was that Wagner Farm would become a living history museum in tribute to the Wagner family. A steering committee was then formed and ongoing plans for Wagner Farm were devised.
However, once the park district acquired Wagner Farm, the course of direction that they took in the developing of Wagner Farm as being open to the public changed dramatically from the plans made through the steering committee. The change of direction has now led to Wagner Farm not only being a generic representation of a farm in the 1920s rather than being a tribute to the lives of the Wagner family itself, but has led to it now being a quasi-WORKING farm more than a museum-type setting. Many have also called the place a "petting zoo".
Along with the concept of a "working" farm comes the issues of an actual working farm, which heavily include the concerns of animal welfare and related policies and programming.
The Glenview Park District owns the farm on behalf of the taxpayers. Todd Price is the director of Wagner Farm.
Wagner Farm is taxpayer purchased and supported.
**Is there an entrance fee to Wagner Farm?
There is no general entrance fee, though there are fees for participation in certain programs
Wagner Farm is open year-round on. General hours are Monday - Saturday from 9-5, and Sunday from 9 -3.
**What kind of animals are at Wagner Farm?
There are cows, chickens, geese, and horses. The Wagner Farm Glenview Clovers 4H program also brings in animals such as pigs and lambs for their projects.
**Who are the animal welfare advocates working to protect the animals at Wagner Farm?
A non-profit, independent animal welfare organization, Wagner Farm Rescue Fund, was founded in 2002 to address the welfare of any animals associated with Wagner Farm in any capacity. Wagner Farm Rescue Fund also has a support group, Eye on Wagner Farm.
**What are the welfare issues with the animals at Wagner Farm?
There are numerous concerns in regard to all of these animals, which include general living conditions, safety issues, issues of animals being bred, bought, sold, and leased, and the ultimate outcome for animals no longer wanted at Wagner Farm for any reason.
Due to the chosen nature of the programming of the Glenview Clovers 4H program, project animals are being sold to slaughter auction each year. Such an outcome is not required by general national 4H organization guidelines. Though humane options are available to the Glenview Clovers 4H and have been presented, they have been rejected in their entirety without discussion with any representatives of Wagner Farm Rescue Fund. Such options have been the offering of higher payment for these animals than would be received from selling them to slaughter auction, and having the animals placed in humane, ongoing care facilities, such as sanctuaries and independent family farms.
The involvement of the Glenview Clovers 4H and Wagner Farm in slaughter based programming results in the taxpayer purchased and supported Wagner Farm now being a base of operations for the abuse-ridden slaughter house industry.
**Where can we obtain more information about the animal welfare issues at Wagner Farm?
Please visit Eye on Wagner Farm on Facebook and our meetup group. You may also like to visit Wagner Farm Rescue Fund on Facebook and on our website.
