After years of abuse, youngest sibling files papers blocking family farm’s ‘cruelty-free’ certification.

Kingstree- -Court documents released Tuesday revealed that Cecil Button is challenging the cruelty-free certification application submitted by the Davis Family Farm. Button, or Dickwhistle as he’s known on the farm, alleges years of systematic abuse and “dagone meanery” from all members of the Davis clan.

Button’s body appears to support his claims of physical abuse. Displaying his obvious black eye, numerous cuts, scratches, cigarette and cigar burns, a crude tattoo spelling ‘Dickwhistle’ on his forearm, and what look to be painted-on eyebrows, Button stated, “lookit me, man!! Do these look like godly people to you?” When asked about the eyebrows, he replied, “yea, man, they shaved ‘em. They shaved the hell out of ‘em. I drew ‘em back with a cigarette butt.”

Button further claims that the visible wounds tell only part of the story. Clearly uncomfortable, he referred only to ‘down there.’  However, he is quoted in court documents describing such abuse as, “you know, man, coin purse stuff, you know, I don’t like talking ‘bout all that. But, you know, stuff you just don’t do to kin and all. Cruelty-free, my ass.”

Button claims the abuse has been emotional as well as physical. “Hell, my name ain’t even Button; it’s Davis jus’ like the rest of them peckerwoods, but they don’t let me use that name,” said Button. He continued, “Theys always yellin’ at me, calling me stuff, and puttin’ me down. They made me be all sex and stuff with our sheep, Abigail, one time—had a gun on me. But I guess that’s more touchin’ abuse since I got the wooly itch for about six months.”

When asked which of his ten family members were the worst, he could only describe them. He explained, “I don’t know any names or nuthin’; they won’t tell me. And theys always lying and stuff. I don’t even know which one momma is. I only know gramma ‘cause she old and it’s easy to tell.”

Dickwhistle feels confident of his case. It was just over a year ago when he won a similar case. After touring Button’s dungeon-like living quarters complete with shackles, straight jacket, and iron maiden, the USDA agreed to Button’s petition to block the family farm’s bid to be certified ‘Free Range.’ “Tha’s right,” stated Button, “it’ll be jus’ like last time. Sons a bitches.”