Guest guest Posted April 21, 2001 Report Share Posted April 21, 2001 BOYCOTT IOWA BEEF PROCESSORS AND IT'S SUBSIDIARIES!!! SPREAD THE WORD. EMAIL YOUR CONCERNS TO YOUR GOVT REPS. A FULL LIST OF GOVERNMENT CONTACTS,INC EMAIL ADDRESSES, AT END OF ARTICLE. SKINNING ANIMALS ALIVE IS ILLEGAL BUT ONLY CITIZEN CONCERN WILL FORCE THE GOVERNMENT TO PROSECUTE. Hindu is from du away from hin violence. Hindus have a ladder of ahimsa.. everything from breatharian.. to fruitarian to vegan to vegetarian.. etc. Most Hindus do not eat cows. IBP, an American company, has been skinning cows alive. SOME OF IBP'S COMPANIES http://www.jacpac.com Manchester NH http://www.foodbrands.com its parent OK http://www.ibpinc.com Food Brands owner SD http://www.goldentrophysteaks.com/ http://www.wrightbrand.com TX > IBP SLAUGHTERHOUSE IS FREE OF CHARGE !!!!! > > SLAUGHTERHOUSE SKINNING ANIMALS IS OK !!!!! > > THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY JIM NAGLE OK'D > IBP SKINNING, CUTTING, BURNING, CHOPPING > ANIMALS ALIVE !!!!!! > > Dear Caring Friend , > > The world's largest killinghouse IBP is free and laughing hard > at the animal rights activists and animals concerned citizens !!! > > They have been skinning millions of animals alive, > cutting both of their feet off while fully conscious hanging > their more than 1000 pounds painful twisted body in the air .. > Burning and drowning pigs alive ......... > All of these are beyond criminal ! They are set free . > > IBP had been contacting Prosecuting Attorney tightly before > he set IBP free according to the insiders. The corruption is > highly possible according to some senior concerned people .. > > Please let's all write to the following important people to > file our very serious complaints : > > > KEY POINTS IN YOUR LETTER : > > > 1: We are extremely disappointed that Walla Walla County Prosecutor > Jim Nagle who set IBP free. Mr. Nagle simply pushed all of the > concrete evidence away and said there was insufficient evidence to > bring criminal charges against the South Dakota-based company. > > 2: Humane Farming Association had submitted such clear > documentary video taken by the IBP own employees and numerous > of testimony. How could such clear "undercover" video showed > "INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE" in Prosecuting Attorney Jim Nagle's > eyes ? The video clearly showed that IBP company clearly skinning > numerous cattle alive and dismembering their body while they are > fully conscious...everyday , everyhour. It even showed the > electric > prod stick to the cattle's tongue. If the cattle was dead , the > IBP > would have no need to do that . > Mr. Jim Nagle is obvious a someone who has no compassion > towards animals suffering and an obvious pro-IBP person. > > 3: There are many citizens very concerned and have long been > suspicious > the potential highly possible Corruption and Bribing between IBP > and > Walla Walla Prosecuting Attorney Jim Nagle. > In the past, one of his staff members revealed that IBP had > been in > tight connection with Attorney Jim Nagle. Recently, some people > had > called Prosecuting Attorney Jim Nagle's office. But the staff > members > are clearly instructed NOT to reveal any word on IBP case even > though > the Associated Press already issued that Jim Nagle decided not to > prosecute the case. Some of his staff members even hung up the > concerned people's phone calls . > > 4: The IBP investigation is not just from Humane Farming Association > but also > from The Washington Post which had spent ten months > investigation on > the country's animal cruelty in numerous slaughterhouses > including IBP > too. Please click following article to read Washington Post > article : > > "THEY DIE PIECE BY PIECE" on April 9 , 2001 > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60798- > 2001Apr9.html > > On page 7 of the above article, it stated : > > ' ...The company(IBP) also questioned workers and offered a > reward > for information leading to identification of those responsible > for the > video. One worker said IBP pressured him to sign a statement > denying > that he had seen live cattle on the line.(the killing line). > 'I knew that what I wrote wasn't true," said the worker, > who did not want to be identified for fear of losing his job. > "Cows still go alive every day. When cows go alive, it's > because > they don't give me time to kill them." > Washington state officials launched a probe in May(in > 2000) > that included an unannounced plant inspection. The > investigators say > they were DETAINED OUTSIDE THE FACILITY FOR AN HOUR > while their identities were checked. They saw no acts of > animal cruelty > once permitted inside. " > > 5: Dave Carney, an USDA meat inspector for nearly 2 decades in both > red meat and poultry plants, and was chairman of the National > Joint > Council of Food Inspection Locals had signed affidavits and > stated : > "Large slaughtering operations are primarily concerned with > productivity and profits. They are not even killing animals. > They are > disassembling them, processing raw materials in a manufacturing > operation. To keep the killing line moving fast, uncooperative > animals > are beaten, they have prods poked in their faces and up their > rectums, > they have bones broken and eyeballs poked out... Some animals > are > simply beaten to death...Some even reach various stages of > the slaughtering process alive. They have their hooves cut > off, parts > of their bung and their cavities opened... ...... It occurs > in swine. > It occurs in beef. It occurs in calves, sheep. All > species ! > The Humane Slaughter Act is a regulation on paper only. > It is simply not being enforced. " > (refer to "Slaughterhouse" by Gail Eisnitz, P. 188--189 ) > > 6: Many meat inspection high level officers in USDA are corrupted > with > the meat industry. They deny any animals cruelty case in > slaughterhouses. > They are trying to cover themselves for the future so when they > retire > they can get a job as a consultant. Many of the former training > officers, > area supervisors, regional directors, agency administrators, > Washington staff officers moved directly into meat industry jobs > as high > pay consultants, according to Dr. Lester Friedlander's signed > testimony, who worked for USDA as a Veterinarian for more a > decade. > (refer to "Slaughterhouse" by Gail Eisnitz, P. 205--P. 212 ) > > 7: We are requesting you to Replace the Prosecuting Attorney Jim > Nagle > with other prosecuting Attorney who is "CLEAN" and has compassion > and justice for millions of animals plight in the > slaughterhouses. > Because as long as Jim Nagle is in the public office, the > prosecution > of the extreme animals cruelty will never be possible. Millions > of > animals skinned alive will never even have one chance to go to > the > court. Mr. Nagle is NOT the prosecuting attorney for the > public . > He is highly possible the hired attorney for IBP company behind > the > closed door . IN our view, he just can not handle the public > prosecution with justice any more. > > Many people are very disappointed at Washington State Attorney > General > Christine Gregoire too. She has been showing her lack of > enthusiasm > and interests in the case and pushing it to the small county > prosecuting > attorney after thousands of concerned citizens writing to her > all over > the country and begging her to prosecute the most cruel case > ever in > this country. According to some people , Ms. Gregoire was under > the pressure from IBP and she just simply pushed the IBP case > away . > > > 8: Please PROSECUTE IBP COMPANY NOW. At least please bring this > most serious case to the Court and let the Judge to decide > whether they > are guilty or not after their skinning millions of animals alive > in all of > these years. > > 9: If IBP company is not even charged legally, we will really be > disappointed > and outraged at Washington State's Injustice. And we will have > no choice > but to stop traveling to your State forever. We will never buy > your > product and services from Washington State . And we will also > spread the words on IBP's extreme Animal Cruelty in Washington > State > to all of our members and friends. > > 10: I'm politely demanding a response from you on this most serious > matter. > Again, we are looking forward to hearing from you as soon as > possible. > > Please do not forget to sign your name, address, city, state and > zip , country. > > > > CONTACT INFORMATION : > BE POLITE , PLEASE . > > > 1: WASHINGTON STATE GOVERNOR LOCKE : > > Governor Gary Locke, > PO Box 40002, > Olympia, WA 985040001 > U.S.A. > > Tel: (360) 902-4111, > Fax: (360) 753-4110 (in USA ) > EMAIL: http://www.governor.wa.gov/contact/govemail.htm > (please use this form email to send your letter to Governor). > > > 2: Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen > 304 Legislative Building > P.O. Box 40400 > Olympia, WA 98504-0400 > U.S.A. > Telephone: (360) 786-7700 (in USA ) > e-mail: owen_br@l... (@leg.wa.gov ) > > > 3: Linda Mitchell > Office of the Lieutenant Governor > P.O. Box 40482 > Olympia, Wash. 98504-0482 > U.S.A. > Phone: (360)786-7714 > Email: mitchell_li@l... (@leg.wa.gov ) > > > 4 : Everett H. Billingslea, General Counsel > Office of the Governor > Legislative Building > P.O. Box 40002 > Olympia, Washington 98504 > Email: Barbara.Goody@g... (@gov.wa.gov ) > > > 5: You may also file a complaint on Prosecuting Attorney > Jim Nagle at : > http://www.cjc.state.wa.us/Filing_complaint/forms.htm > then click "Complaint forms" . > > 6: Legislative Ethics Board : > > James A. Andersen, Chair > 3008 - 98th NE > Bellevue, WA 98004 > (425) 454-1596 > > William F. Asbury, Vice-Chair > 3117 Dorchester Dr. SW > Tumwater, WA 98502 > (360) 943-1712 > > Representative Phil Rockefeller > PO Box 40600 (Olympia office) > Olympia, WA 98504-0600 > Tel: (360) 786-7934 > E-mail: rockefel_ph@l... (@leg.wa.gov ) > > Senator Steve Johnson > PO Box 40447 > Olympia, WA 98504-0447 > (360) 786-7692 (Olympia) > E-mail: johnson_st@l... (@leg.wa.gov ) > > Representative John Pennington > PO Box 40600 > Olympia, WA 98504-0600 > (360) 786-7812 (Olympia) > Toll-free: 1-800-419-5283 > E-mail: penningt_jo@l... (@leg.wa.gov ) > > 7: Write to Washington State Senators : > Copy the following list and simply Paste into > the BCC field in your email and put your own address > in the TO field. > It must have a comma between addresses, we aready provided. > Address to : Dear Honorable Senator, > BE VERY POLITE , PLEASE : > > > benton_do@l..., > brown_li@l..., > carlson_do@l..., > constant_do@l..., > costa_je@l..., > deccio_al@l..., > eide_tr@l..., > fairley_da@l..., > finkbein_bi@l..., > franklin_ro@l..., > fraser_ka@l..., > gardner_ge@l..., > hale_pa@l..., > hargrove_ji@l..., > haugen_ma@l..., > hewitt_mi@l..., > hochstat_ha@l..., > honeyfor_ji@l..., > horn_ji@l..., > jacobsen_ke@l..., > johnson_st@l..., > kastama_ja@l..., > kline_ad@l..., > kohl_je@l..., > long_je@l..., > mcauliff_ro@l..., > mccaslin_bo@l..., > mcdonald_da@l..., > morton_bo@l..., > oke_bo@l..., > patterso_ju@l..., > prentice_ma@l..., > regala_de@l..., > roach_pa@l..., > rossi_di@l..., > sheldon_be@l..., > sheldon_ti@l..., > stevens_va@l..., > thibaude_pa@l..., > west_ja@l..., > winsley_sh@l..., > zarelli_jo@l..., > > > > Thanks so much for your kindness, compassion and help. > h. > ====================================== > P.S.: enclosed the news release on IBP Slaughterhouse: > NO CHARGE !!! > > > http://library.northernlight.com/ED20010418800000028.html? > cb=0&dx=1006&sc=0#doc > > Title: No Charges Will Be Filed on IBP > > Summary: YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- No criminal charges will be filed > against > meatpacking giant IBP after an 11-month investigation into > allegations of > inhumane laughter of cattle, and worker and food safety violations at > IBP's > Wallula meat processing plant. > > ---- > - > > Source: AP Online > 04/18/2001 18:57 > Price: Free > Document Size: Very Short (0248 words) > Document ID: ED20010418800000028 > Subject(s): General financial/business news > > Document Type: Articles & General info > ------------------------------ > No Charges Will Be Filed on IBP > ----------------------------- > > Story Filed: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 6:57 PM EDT > > YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- No criminal charges will be filed against > meatpacking giant IBP after an 11-month investigation into allegations > of inhumane slaughter of cattle, and worker and food safety violations > at IBP's Wallula meat processing plant. > > The inquiry was prompted by a hidden-camera videotape of cattle > struggling on a slaughterhouse chain at the IBP plant in Wallula in > southeast Washington. > > Walla Walla County Prosecutor Jim Nagle said Wednesday > there was insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges against > the South Dakota-based company. > > ``We are pleased this matter has reached a conclusion,'' IBP said in a > statement. ``The outcome confirms that our company has been unfairly > portrayed by these activist groups over the past year.'' > > http://library.northernlight.com/ED20010418800000028.html? > cb=0&dx=1006&sc=0#doc > > > ====================================== > Thanks so much for your kindness, compassion and help. > --- End forwarded message --- --- End forwarded message --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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