You Can End Downed Cows Being Killed for Meat

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ASPCA URGENT ALERT

 

Dear Animal Advocates,

 

Introduced in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives,

S. 394/H.R. 661 (the Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act)

would prohibit USDA inspectors from approving meat from " downed " animals, and

require humane euthanasia for any animal who cannot stand or walk.

 

Prohibiting the approval of meat from downed animals would provide an incentive

for meat producers to improve the care of animals in order to prevent them from

going down at all. The inhumane practices often inflicted on livestock in

slaughterhouses affect the end consumer as well; all six confirmed cases of mad

cow disease in North America reportedly were from downed animals. Thus, the

passage of this Act will help both humans and animals.

 

What You Can Do Please visit the ASPCA Advocacy Center and sign our web-letter,

which will be sent to your senators and representative urging them to support

The Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act. You may also visit our website

to read about this legislation in greater depth.

 

http://www.aspca.org/site/R?i=NPQh_fFpnUrPlY84_cZ56A..

 

Identify and Contact Your U.S. Elected Representative at...

U.S. House of Representatives at: www.house.gov

U.S. Senator at: www.senate.gov

 

NOTE: To those unfamilar with the term " downed " animal, it means the animal is

too sick to stand. These poor animals are usually drug into the slaughterhouse

and butchered for their meat, which is then sold to unsuspecting consumers.