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I have a character who raises grass-fed, organic cattle. I'd like it if some of his cattle escaped and started eating the stubble in his neighbour's (non-organic) corn field. But I want this to be a nuisance that means he has to go herd the cattle home, not a huge issue that means he can no longer sell these animals as organic or grass-fed.
Are there allowances for this sort of glitch in the certification movement, or would these cattle now be 'contaminated'? Would it matter if they were months away from slaughter, and/or if they were breeding stock that wouldn't be slaughtered until years later?
Just how bad of a problem would this be? And is one set of certifications more stringent than the other? ie. would this disqualify them from being classed as organic, but be okay from the grass-fed perspective, or vice-versa?
Thanks for any help!
Are there allowances for this sort of glitch in the certification movement, or would these cattle now be 'contaminated'? Would it matter if they were months away from slaughter, and/or if they were breeding stock that wouldn't be slaughtered until years later?
Just how bad of a problem would this be? And is one set of certifications more stringent than the other? ie. would this disqualify them from being classed as organic, but be okay from the grass-fed perspective, or vice-versa?
Thanks for any help!