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« on: February 26, 2008, 05:51:43 PM » |
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Please consider adopting or fostering local cats/kittens, dogs/puppies if you are willing and able to.
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Poco
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« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2008, 06:07:06 PM » |
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Oh, oh...number 12 since 2003.
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lesliek
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« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2008, 06:17:23 PM » |
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At least Canada is looking for it & testing.At this point I think I'd feel safer with Canadian beef than US beef.
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"the world's most inept extortionist"
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Poco
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« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2008, 06:23:13 PM » |
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I'm not so sure about that. http://www.r-calfusa.com/News%20Releases/121807-canada.htm"“Canada still doesn’t do sufficient BSE testing to determine the magnitude of its BSE problem, and because we are currently commingling Canadian cattle and beef with U.S. cattle and beef, our efforts to restore beef export markets lost since 2003 continue to be compromised,” said R-CALF USA Trade Committee Co-Chair Eric Nelson. “In addition, USDA continues to ignore the fact that there is a hot spot of BSE infectivity in the Alberta Province. Canada’s limited testing reveals that eight of Canada’s 12 native BSE cases were detected in Alberta.
“It is unconscionable that USDA would not at least allow U.S. cattle producers to differentiate their high-quality U.S. beef from Canadian beef with a country-of-origin label so we can maintain consumer confidence in our product and gain full resumption of U.S. exports,” he asserted. “As things stand now, the U.S. cattle industry is unnecessarily tying its reputation to the BSE-afflicted Canadian cattle herd.”
R-CALF USA calls on USDA to take immediate action to protect the integrity and viability of the U.S. cattle industry by:
Immediately reversing the OTM Rule.
Immediately reversing its policy of granting access for imports to the U.S. market before the U.S. regains full market access in foreign countries.
Immediately begin differentiating beef produced exclusively from U.S.-born cattle from beef produced from foreign cattle with a country-of-origin label.
Immediately requiring the Canadian government, as a condition of importing cattle under 30 months of age, to increase BSE testing to the level necessary to determine the true prevalence of BSE in the Canadian cattle herd, including mandatory testing of all high-risk cattle.
“USDA should take swift action to protect U.S. consumers and the U.S. cattle herd and to alleviate any negative perceptions major beef importers may have regarding Canada’s BSE status, to keep from further eroding our chances of reopening lost export markets,” Nelson said.
“This is still another example of why lifting the ban on OTM cattle from Canada was premature,” said Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director of Food & Water Watch, which is a consumer organization that also is a plaintiff in the lawsuit against the OTM Rule. “The USDA should immediately reinstitute the ban because it is obvious that Canada has an animal health problem that could impact human public health.”"
Check this out, too. What did they know and when did they know it?
Canadian attorneys discover B.S.E. was in Canada 10 years before government admitted it.
http://itchmoforums.com/law-and-politics-about-pets/canadian-attorney-alleges-cfiafda-coverup-of-mad-cow-in-1993-10th-case-found-t1083.0.html |
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« Last Edit: February 26, 2008, 06:30:23 PM by Klondike »
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lesliek
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« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2008, 06:40:08 PM » |
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Great ! They are no better on this than we are . No wonder no one else will import north american meat.
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"the world's most inept extortionist"
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straybaby
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« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2008, 07:05:51 PM » |
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this is [edited] insane.  |
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lesliek
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« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2008, 07:09:14 PM » |
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Maybe its time we all looked into buying an island. Grow & raise all our own food.Of course it would have to be under a dome to prevent contamination.And we would have to do background checks to keep out gov't & big ag & pf people.Sorry- I'm feeling a little pessimistic today.
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"the world's most inept extortionist"
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dingbat
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« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2008, 08:07:18 PM » |
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this is f[edited]king insane. same here db  |
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I used to think that anyone doing anything weird was weird. I suddenly realized that anyone doing anything weird wasn't weird at all and it was the people saying they were weird that were weird.
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JJ
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« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2008, 09:44:34 PM » |
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I triple that db - insane, totally!
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'Life isn't about how to survive the storm,
But how to dance in the rain.'
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5CatMom
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« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2008, 05:42:18 AM » |
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Must be the new math. If you spread the risk over a greater number of people, the risk goes down.
Sounds like the "risk based analysis" that FDA/USDA is so fond of.
5CatMom
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"What is man without the beasts? If the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts, soon happens to man. All things are connected." Chief Seattle
"We are the caretakers of our creatures . . . the peacekeepers of our planet"
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JanC
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« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2008, 06:45:06 AM » |
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this is f[edited]king insane. Boy, do I ever agree with that. How about Itchmo Island for all of us & our fur kids?  Only thing is I couldn't slaughter any animal (don't know about the rest of you) so we may have to become vegetarians.......  Probably be lots healthier......but what about our kids who need meat? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm |
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shibadiva
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« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2008, 09:22:41 AM » |
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One could give up eating beef.
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A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.
~~ Gandhi
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dingbat
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« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2008, 10:17:41 AM » |
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One could give up eating beef. shibadiva sounds like a plan, we don't eat much beef here anyway, but probably will be even less now. db |
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I used to think that anyone doing anything weird was weird. I suddenly realized that anyone doing anything weird wasn't weird at all and it was the people saying they were weird that were weird.
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shibadiva
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« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2008, 01:08:47 PM » |
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db I'm no vegetarian (yet), but I'm basically down to organic free-range chicken and wild-caught fish.
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A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.
~~ Gandhi
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straybaby
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« Reply #14 on: February 28, 2008, 01:21:57 AM » |
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One could give up eating beef.
nope. no need to. find a local ranch and give them your business. i've sat here for the past year not worrying abut my beef since i bought from an upstate ranch. really, check into it. buying bulk is reasonable. while the gr. beef may be more, the rest of the cuts are cheaper. i paid a bit over $4 per pound for a side. that prime rib roast i cooked up for xmas dinner was damn cheap (at a bit over $4 per pound) compared the the market rate. i refuse to let them win. i fired all major brands a bit after the PFR (pet food recall) including smaller brans that are owned by them. including their organic/natural one ( which i would like to support, but the ingredients are prob from China. and it still goes to the CEO as far as profit goes.). nothing could have worked better (firing) for me as far as my personal supply goes i spend less on cleaners because i make my own. i'm in a CSA with a local farmer, and i buy my meat from small ranches upstate. seriously, fight back with your shopping choices. and remember, anything you give/purchase from a small local farm, gives them more power. power to fight to save our fod supply and keep it safe. |
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