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This is so horrible, and so true, maybe if people saw a slaughter yard, or the look in the animals eyes waiting .....

they would not be so quick to eat their red meat ....

 

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Elaine

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Monday, November 03, 2003 2:28 AM

YOUR NEXT BURGER...

-<szukidavisSubject:YOUR NEXT BURGER...> > Downed Cow> >> This Story Will Change Your Life> >> > The truck carrying this cow was unloaded at Walton Stockyards inKentucky on> > a September morning. After the other animals were removed from thetruck,> > she was left behind, unable to move. The stockyard workers beat andkicked her> > in the face, ribs and back. They used the customary electric prods inher ear> > to try to get her out of the truck, but still she did not move. Theworkers> > then tied a rope around her neck, tied the other end to a post in theground,> > and drove the truck away. The cow was dragged along the floor of thetruck> > and fell to the ground, landing with both hind legs and her pelvisbroken. She> > remained in this state until 7:30 that evening.> >> > The cow lay in the hot sun crying out for the first three hours.> > Periodically, when she urinated or defecated, she used her front legs todrag herself> > along the gravel roadway to a clean spot. She also tried to crawl to ashaded> > area but could not move far enough. Altogether she managed to crawl apainful> > 13-14 yards. The stockyard employees would not allow her any drinkingwater;> > the only drinking water she received was given to her by Jessie Pierce,a> > local animal rights activist, who had been contacted by a woman whowitnessed> > the incident. Jessie arrived at noon. After receiving no cooperationfrom> > stockyard workers, she called the Kenton County police. A police officerarrived> > but was instructed by his superiors to do nothing; he left at 1 p.m.> >> > The stockyard operator informed Jessie at 1 p.m. that he had obtained> > permission from the insurance company to kill the cow but would not doso until> > Jessie left. Although doubtful that he would keep his word, Jessie leftat 3> > p.m. She returned at 4:30 p.m. and found the stockyard deserted. Threedogs were> > attacking the cow, who was still alive. She had suffered a number ofbite> > wounds, and her drinking water had been removed. Jessie contacted theKentucky> > State Police. Four officers arrived at about 5:30 p.m. State trooper Jan> > Wuchner wanted to shoot the cow but was told that a veterinarian shouldkill her.> > The two veterinarians at the facility would not euthanize the cow,claiming> > that, in order to preserve the value of the meat, she could not bedestroyed.> > The butcher eventually arrived at 7:30 p.m. and did shoot the cow. Herbody> > was purchased for $307.50. (Usually animals who are bruised or crippledor> > who are found dead are considered unfit for human consumption and areused for> > pet food.)> >> > When the stockyard operator was questioned earlier in the day by areporter> > from The Kentucky Post, he stated, "We didn't do a damned thing to it,"and> > referred to the attention given the cow by humane workers and police as> > "bullcrap." He laughed throughout the questioning, saying he foundnothing wrong> > with the way the incident was handled.> >> > This is not an isolated case. It is so common that animals in thiscondition> > are known in the meat industry as "downers." After PETA broughtmuch-needed> > attention to this issue, the Kenton County Police Department adopted apolicy> > requiring that all downed animals be immediately euthanized, whetherthey> > are on the farm, in transit, or at the slaughterhouse. Sadly, other> > law-enforcement agencies don't have such policies and downed animalscontinue to suffer> > everywhere. It is up to the public to demand change, and it is up to> > consumers to refuse to purchase the products of this miserable industry.> >> >«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§ - PULSE ON WORLD HEALTH CONSPIRACIES! §Subscribe:......... - To :.... - Any information here in is for educational purpose only, it may be news related, purely speculation or someone's opinion. Always consult with a qualified health practitioner before deciding on any course of treatment, especially for serious or life-threatening illnesses.**COPYRIGHT NOTICE**In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107,any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml