With over 90% of all soybeans grown in the United States being genetically modified, a Russian study on the effect of GMO soybeans on hamsters has caught the attention of several environmental watchdogs.
The study comprised of four groups of hamsters (five pairs for each group); the first group was fed high concentrations of GMO soybean based food, non-GMO soy for the second, the third group was fed a regular diet with GMO soy and the last group ingested a regular diet with no soy products.
The control group averaged a 5% mortality rate for newborn pups, while 25% of the pups died in the group that ate a normal diet of GMO soy. Even more shocking are the results of the group that ate high concentrations of GMO soy.
Only one female pup in the high concentration group was able to reproduce. Of those 16 pups that were born, 20% died.
The buck doesn't stop there. Subsequent hamsters in the GMO groups suffered from infertility and a smaller stature. Some formed incredible mutations such as hair growing in the mouth and altered cells in the testicles of males.
Farmers across the globe are also complaining of livestock infertility, in addition to mass die-offs associated with GMO crops.
What does all this have to do with the Libertarian agenda? Corporatism, government subsidies that encourage GMOs and the tyrannical foot soldiers of large Agriculture companies such as Monsanto all have a part to play.
Farmers are being continually harassed by government-backed conglomerates. In addition to new FDA regulations barring run-of-the-mill gardeners and "all-natural" farmers from selling unprocessed raw foods, local law enforcement agencies are going so far as to break up lemonade stands and conduct raids on organic farmer's markets.