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Posted by Dick in Ore.. on December 24, 2003 at 13:17:30 from (216.239.184.82):
In Reply to: Mad Cow is confirmed. posted by Ray,IN on December 23, 2003 at 20:53:36:
Some facts and questions: Yesterday, Sec. of Agriculture, Ann Veneman announced that a Holstein cow in Washington has been tested as "presumtive" positive for BSE. To me,, presumtive means, they're not sure. She also announced that samples were being sent to England for further testing, and it could take up to a week to determine the results. WHAT?? We've seen what can happen in one day,, what will happen within the next week? Why does the USDA have to depend on the UK to determine if this cow did indeed have BSE? Maybe we need to give the Department of Agriculture more MONEY.. hahahaha.. Sec. Veneman also announced that the sample had been taken on Dec. 9 and tested in Ames Iowa.. So, apparently it takes 15 days to get the results of a test.. I would think in 15 days the meat from the suspect animal would be long gone into dogfood or hamburgers.. Or,, was it being aged for some prime cuts of meat? Somehow the downed cow made it from the dairy in Mabton, to Verns Meats in Moses Lake, dead or alive?? That's about a 120 mile trip. Was the animal slaughtered on the farm, then taken to Verns Meats, Or, was the cow transported alive to Verns, then slaughtered? Interesting question because,,I didn't think on-farm slaughtered animals (not inspected at time of slaughter) could enter the commercial food chain??? Once the "downed" cow reached Moses Lake, (dead or alive) it must have hung around for a few days before "parts" made the long trip to Midway Meats near Centralia, Washington, that's another 250 miles, and Willamette Meats, in Oregon, about 300 miles..WOW.. Must have been good meat, everyone wanted some.. Some intersting questions that aren't making the news. Was the "downed" cow processed for pet food or human consumption? We all know what the term "downed cows" means,, something the dogs might eat. Was all of the processing of the animal legal? Maybe we don't want to know.. For those who don't know anything about meat processing, I think you're about to find out. It's a mess and impossible to track. Sure, they will tell you that they can trace everything, but, think about it.. The meat from the this one downed cow traveled so many miles, either hanging or in totes, mixed with other meat products. That poor farmer in Mabton. His place is being turned upside down.. He'll be lucky if the USDA doesn't kill every cow he has and burn his place to the ground. Those meat processing plants are swarming with USDA inspectors too, be it good or bad. Not to mention all the tv news trucks who are lined up to give us the "facts".. This whole mess is going to be devistating to the beef industry in the U.S.. Three times more people have already died this year from the flu than Mad Cow Disease ever killed in history. It's a media frenzy.. While BSE might be bad,, believe me, there are other things that are a whole lot worse.. Dick
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