Just because we are nearby and we happen to have a lot of money doesn't mean we're responsible for the damage. It is this kind of attitude that has caused the lawsuit to drag on into its third year. Being a corporate giant raking in billions of dollars, evidently, does not require you to take responsibility for the problems you cause. Microsoft seems content to let this go to court and let high paid experts attempt to define for the jury their version of how eco-systems work. The McIntyre's main concern now is staying afloat.
Today there are three surviving sections treading water to keep the family fish farm in business.
Fifty percent of it is coming from the zoo. The remainder of Peggy and Chet McIntyre's business comes from U-Catch and planting stocking ponds. Instead of being the farmer, now we're kind of a middle man. We're no longer able to raise our own fish. The cost has to be passed on to the public.