Guest guest Posted December 25, 2003 Report Share Posted December 25, 2003 Yeah, it sure doesn't add up does it. I was listening to an interview with a meat industry spokeswoman today who admitted that downed cows are tested for disease on a " random " basis. And the interviewer (Ross Reynolds' substitute) let it slide right on by. I couldn't believe what I was hearing! That means the only way the disease was found in this cow was because she happened to be one of the rare ones tested. Yesterday, a rancher in Eastern Washington being interviewed tried to plead ignorance when the interviewer asked him to define " downer " ! Uh huh. Downers are a huge embarrassment for the beef industry, and there isn't a rancher alive who isn't painfully aware of it! Nora Jeff Rogers wrote: > Off-Topic update... > > The US supposedly tests ALL downed cows and other cows that have > shown physical symptoms of disease. NBC News just mentioned that 1% > of all slaughtered cows are " downed " cows. If January through > November 2003 have seen 32,900,000 slaughtered cows, which means they > should have tested 327,900 and the US has only tested 20,526, then > they have only tested about 6% of downed cows!!! That means about > 307,374 cows that were found dead, but shipped to processing plants > (whether for human or animal consumption) without being tested! > > WHAT'S UP WITH THAT??? > > Jeff > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2003 Report Share Posted December 25, 2003 And then they test the animals' brains and spinal cords while they send the rest of the animal along to be processed into burgers with hundreds of others. So, by the time the test results are received, it's far too late to recall that one animal, because it has already been ground up and distributed. The " downers " should be assumed to have some kind of medical problem, and be kept separate from the other animal carcasses, assumed to be tainted until shown otherwise. One question that I have: This one animal has been found to have BSE. So now they are going to require that the entire herd be slaughtered and tested. They have said that the disease is not transmitted from animal to animal, nor is it transmitted via milk, so they say. Why don't they just slaughter a few, to see if the disease is spread beyond this one animal (that originated in a different herd)? Or, allow the animals to live out their lives, even as milk cows, but " mark " them to ensure that they never, ever enter the food supply? Sue Nora Lenz [nmlenz] Wednesday, December 24, 2003 7:01 PM RawSeattle Re: [RawSeattle] Re: OT: Mad cow disease Yeah, it sure doesn't add up does it. I was listening to an interview with a meat industry spokeswoman today who admitted that downed cows are tested for disease on a " random " basis. And the interviewer (Ross Reynolds' substitute) let it slide right on by. I couldn't believe what I was hearing! That means the only way the disease was found in this cow was because she happened to be one of the rare ones tested. Yesterday, a rancher in Eastern Washington being interviewed tried to plead ignorance when the interviewer asked him to define " downer " ! Uh huh. Downers are a huge embarrassment for the beef industry, and there isn't a rancher alive who isn't painfully aware of it! Nora Jeff Rogers wrote: > Off-Topic update... > > The US supposedly tests ALL downed cows and other cows that have > shown physical symptoms of disease. NBC News just mentioned that 1% > of all slaughtered cows are " downed " cows. If January through > November 2003 have seen 32,900,000 slaughtered cows, which means they > should have tested 327,900 and the US has only tested 20,526, then > they have only tested about 6% of downed cows!!! That means about > 307,374 cows that were found dead, but shipped to processing plants > (whether for human or animal consumption) without being tested! > > WHAT'S UP WITH THAT??? > > Jeff > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2003 Report Share Posted December 25, 2003 >And then they test the animals' brains and spinal cords while they send the >rest of the animal along to be processed into burgers with hundreds of >others. And they continue to say the " food " is safe. >One question that I have: This one animal has been found to have BSE. So >now they are going to require that the entire herd be slaughtered and >tested. They have said that the disease is not transmitted from animal to >animal, Good point! But the animals have all eaten the same feed, presumably. > Or, allow the animals to live out >their lives, even as milk cows, but " mark " them to ensure that they never, >ever enter the food supply? That's a good suggestion. It would be far more humane... and may help add some good karma to the mix, but the economic decision is probably pretty easy for them to make. Slaughter and test. Answer: Everyone eat a plant-based diet. No more market for meat, no more cruelty, no more mad cow, etc. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2003 Report Share Posted December 25, 2003 Yep, I suppose it's cheaper than keeping animals alive that may not be economically viable anymore. It's not the neck of the decision-makers on the line, and historically farm animals have not been considered as being living beings with souls and feelings. (Just like blacks and women were once not considered to not have souls, only white men. Can you believe that??) It's interesting to hear the mainstream media hype this all up, when we've known that it was inevitable. I'm trying to keep myself awake for a couple of more hours (I'm usually in bed by now). One service down, one more this evening (11 p.m.), then one in the morning. I'm the only person from choir who agreed to sing for the Christmas morning service. There's a small group of us who are singing this evening, a descant to " Silent Night " , very nice. Merry Christmas to all, and we'll (hopefully) see some at the potluck tomorrow. Sue Jeff Rogers [jeff] Wednesday, December 24, 2003 9:03 PM RawSeattle RE: [RawSeattle] Re: OT: Mad cow disease >And then they test the animals' brains and spinal cords while they send the >rest of the animal along to be processed into burgers with hundreds of >others. And they continue to say the " food " is safe. >One question that I have: This one animal has been found to have BSE. So >now they are going to require that the entire herd be slaughtered and >tested. They have said that the disease is not transmitted from animal to >animal, Good point! But the animals have all eaten the same feed, presumably. > Or, allow the animals to live out >their lives, even as milk cows, but " mark " them to ensure that they never, >ever enter the food supply? That's a good suggestion. It would be far more humane... and may help add some good karma to the mix, but the economic decision is probably pretty easy for them to make. Slaughter and test. Answer: Everyone eat a plant-based diet. No more market for meat, no more cruelty, no more mad cow, etc. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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