Dave Louthan - Men in Green (Mad Cow)

[Guest guest]

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Dave Louthan (Mad Cow)

 

Men in Green²

Soon after Dave was laid off - what he calls ³permanently laid off² on Jan. 5th,

he wanted to find out who cared about safe beef and started e-mailing to over

200 USDA inspectors - one at time. He chuckled he wasn¹t aware of cut and paste

at the time, but he is now. Soon after he got a visit from a USDA agent - a

large one who repeatedly asked him to get into his green SUV and Dave only

agreed after he asked if he had a gun and the agent verified by opening his

coat. The agent¹s first question Dave contends was ³¹how much do you want? Œ²

Dave contends these agents were never interested in investigating or his

information but in keeping him silent. Dave got the agents name and cell phone

number and afterwards called every journalist he could find regarding this

incident. The NY Times verified the agent had visited Dave and indeed two agents

showed up later to get him to sign disclaimer documents regarding the first

visit absolving the agent. Dave refused to sign any documents and kept

the papers and a log of their names. From then on Dave said he has seen them

less but he has shown others the cars parked across the street, usually now with

two men sitting inside. The cars have changed to other colors but Dave still

believes they are out there. Dave related he never receives a phone call from

these USDA agents as a normal investigator would inquire, just intimidating

visits.

 

The Jungle Revisited

What is Back Door?

The white Holstein¹s name was listed on the slaughterhouse¹s kill sheet as

³Sunny Dene BD². Dave Louthan described what the BD notation on the kill sheet

meant. It stands for Back Door. Dave Louthan described how testing for BSE would

have started earlier but they spent over half a year inventing the term " back

door " cow so the slaughterhouse could skirt an existing contract with grocers in

which they all signed they would not take downers. The term " back door "

essentially meant any cow brought in through the back door, downer or walker.

Dave relates because he killed the holstein walker outside to save some time

before she trampled the other cows he could technically take the BSE testing. It

was a ³fluke² she was even tested at all. Vern's didn't start testing for BSE

until Oct. of 2003. Recent articles show UPI had to use the freedom of

information act to show that Vern's didn't test BSE for the first seven months

of 2003.

 

Doing the Right Thing

Dave has talked before WA State Congress, CA State Senate, presented in Seattle,

talked before Japanese TV, public access, and has talked on numerous radio

programs but his campaign is far from over. He says he won't stop until he gets

to D.C. and they start listening. Until then he will continue banging his trash

can lids.

 

 

 

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