Ken McFeeters Blasts Montgomery Bureaucrats for Shutting Down Russell County Butchery

From the McFeeters campaign

"If Alabama can't feed itself, it can't free itself."

RUSSELL COUNTY, AL — July 31, 2025 — Today, gubernatorial candidate Ken McFeeters issued a bold statement condemning the latest assault on Alabama's independence by Montgomery bureaucrats: the shutdown of Russell County Butchery.

"Let me be absolutely clear," McFeeters said. "Priority number one on my platform is this: Alabama must be able to feed itself. If we lose that ability, we lose everything."

According to McFeeters, unelected state officials have spent years undermining local agriculture and food independence, and this week's closure of Russell County Butchery is just the latest proof.

"Montgomery should be helping local food get on local tables — the more local, the better," said McFeeters. "But instead, they're shutting down the very people who are feeding Alabama with real, clean food. And who are they helping? The globalists."

McFeeters warned that unless this trend is stopped, Alabama will be left with nothing but globalist-owned factory farms and mystery meat processing plants.

"Do you really want to eat whatever's being churned out of some chemical-laced mega factory in China? Because that's where this is headed," he warned. "Russell County Butchery knows the farmers, knows the cows, knows the customers — and they don't pump their meat full of poisons and preservatives. This is Alabama feeding Alabama. That's what freedom looks like!"

He continued, "Meanwhile, our kids are being fed mystery meat and chemical cocktails in school lunches — all rubber-stamped by the same Montgomery bureaucrats who are shutting down local butchers. They'll say it's about health and regulation, but let's get real. These same bureaucrats probably stopped for a fast food burger on the way home from shutting down Russell County Butchery — a burger made from carcinogen infused and God knows what else, but definitely not healthy Alabama beef."

McFeeters cited alarming changes in the quality of food over the years. "Go read the label on ketchup or Gatorade from 20 years ago and compare it to today. Look at the beer you drink — it's full of glyphosate that's banned in 30 other countries."

He blasted the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Governor Kay Ivey for inaction: "They allow poisonous mystery meats to flood our shelves with zero oversight, while burying small, local producers in red tape. It's insanity — and it must stop."

McFeeters emphasized that true independence starts with the ability to feed ourselves. "The only real freedom is the freedom to put food on your own table, grown by your own people. When the globalists throw their next temper tantrum, Alabama better be ready to stand on its own. And that starts with food."

He ended with a call to action:

"Governor Ivey, the Department of Agriculture — do something, and do it TODAY. Stop siding with the globalists and start standing with Alabama's people."

Ken McFeeters is a Republican candidate for Governor of Alabama, running on a platform of independence, food sovereignty, and putting Alabama first.

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