Post by Moses on Jan 5, 2005 12:42:46 GMT -5
Carolyn Taplin:
".... In response to one of your readers: first, the original cow found to be infected was owned by an American from Mississippi living in Alberta who had acquired the cow from an auction in the U.S. Don't think the Alberta beef producers didn't find that suspicious. American companies have been trying to take over our industry here for years. I doubt there's an Albertan who doesn't think that cow was planted. And right after we refused to join the coalition of the murderous on their way to Iraq and your government had threatened economic payback. Secondly, this new cow is a dairy cow, a family 'pet' as it were, not intended for beef production. The animal ruminant feed in question that the agriculture people suspect may have introduced the illness was produced using U.S. and Canadian animals and sold in the U.S. as well. The practice of feeding animals back to animals was stopped in Canada in 1998. I don't know if there's a ban on that in the U.S.
"During the initial 'scare' I was listening to a Washington state radio station interviewing an American veterinarian. During this interview he pointed out that scores of infected cattle have been found in the U.S. and nobody says anything. Nobody goes public because they don't want the American people to know. You're right, your governments aren't protecting your interests but if you honestly believe that the ban on Canadian beef imports was anything but a political move on your governments' part, then you've fallen for the same media crap that Danny and friends are trying to help you to avoid?.
-- mediachannel@democracyinaction.org
".... In response to one of your readers: first, the original cow found to be infected was owned by an American from Mississippi living in Alberta who had acquired the cow from an auction in the U.S. Don't think the Alberta beef producers didn't find that suspicious. American companies have been trying to take over our industry here for years. I doubt there's an Albertan who doesn't think that cow was planted. And right after we refused to join the coalition of the murderous on their way to Iraq and your government had threatened economic payback. Secondly, this new cow is a dairy cow, a family 'pet' as it were, not intended for beef production. The animal ruminant feed in question that the agriculture people suspect may have introduced the illness was produced using U.S. and Canadian animals and sold in the U.S. as well. The practice of feeding animals back to animals was stopped in Canada in 1998. I don't know if there's a ban on that in the U.S.
"During the initial 'scare' I was listening to a Washington state radio station interviewing an American veterinarian. During this interview he pointed out that scores of infected cattle have been found in the U.S. and nobody says anything. Nobody goes public because they don't want the American people to know. You're right, your governments aren't protecting your interests but if you honestly believe that the ban on Canadian beef imports was anything but a political move on your governments' part, then you've fallen for the same media crap that Danny and friends are trying to help you to avoid?.
-- mediachannel@democracyinaction.org