A Vermont
college has euthanized one of its farm oxen that have been at the center
of an uproar following the college’s decision to process the animals
into meat products following their retirement from the college’s farm.
About 15 protesters demonstrated
at Green Mountain College Friday in a last ditch effort to save Bill and Lou – a
pair of oxen that have worked on the campus farm for ten years.
A
Facebook petition asking Green Mountain College to spare the school’s beloved oxen team from slaughter has racked up more than 30,000 signatures from all over the world. But school officials say they won’t change
their mind.
We check in with Vermont colleges on how important sustainable efforts are on and off campus, and learn about an Essex High School group that won an MTV contest.
Green Mountain College will be kicking off a
series of round table discussions in February designed to reduce the school’s
carbon footprint – and boost the local economy.
Green Mountain College in Poultney has been recognized for its eco-friendly efforts.
Sierra magazine just named the liberal arts school the "greenest college
in the nation" in its annual Coolest Schools issue.