Posted by Chris in ND on March 14, 2009 at 23:26:26 from (75.61.104.175):
In Reply to: Re: downer cows posted by Marc Mi on March 14, 2009 at 21:38:07:
Perhaps I owe the other Chris an appology, but my point was whatever was announced today will not take effect for mouths and had nothing to do with his friend trying to get the cow slaughtered.
Don't know what to make of your Coyote feeding ban. Guess I will but up a sign that says "Coyote don't eat the dead cow! Mountian lion, fox, badger and racoon have at it)". My neighbor is gonna be in big trouble cause he feeds sheep to coyotes all the time. Furthermore, a ban on shooting the postman wouldn't hamper my lifestyle much.
Actually this is not a new. A slaughter ban on downers already exists but there is an exemption that allows a cow to be slaughtered if it goes down after it passes initial inspection and a vet says it is ok. This gets rid of that exemption. So, downers is a concept already in play and presents none of the defination problems you worry about. Beef cattle is what I do. I am proud of my product and am happy to have it labeled for what it is. If someone is proud of their downers fine, just label it so and see how the consumers react. I have no fear of informed consumers, do you?
I am not sure if you oppose all food safety regulation or just believe that sick cattle present no health risks, either to humans or other animals they may come in contact with in transit. To be blunt, I dont want some trailer to haul a cow sick with bovine TB to the packing plant only to have that same trailer haul cows to summer pasture later that day. I don't like moving around sick animals around, but you can feel different. Similarly, do you think the owners of that plant in Chino did not get held responsible for the conduct of AN employee and experience the consiquences ? Perhaps if there was a flat out downer ban it never would have happened.
Don't worry about my feeder calfs, they are on hay and grain is gradually introduced. About the Europe you said no one else brought up, Marc Mi brought up conditions in Spain, Portugal ect, as being worse than here. That is Europe.
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