From: Susan Gordon [veganvirago@home.com]
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 7:01 PM
To: FDADockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: petition 98P-0151/CP1

SUSAN GORDON
111 WILLOW AVE.
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07060

1/29/01

RE: petition 98P-0151/CP1

Dear Madames/Sirs:

I urge you to grant petition 98P-0151/CP1 to prohibit the slaughter of
downed animals.

It is impossible to move downed cattle (non-ambulatory cows who are too sick
or injured to even stand) humanely; instead, they are typically pushed with
tractors or dragged with chains, causing injuries ranging from bruises and
abrasions to broken bones and ligaments. And recent evidence shows that some
downed animals may be afflicted with a form of bovine spongiform
encephalopathy (mad cow disease), a condition that is linked to a fatal
illness in humans.

For both humane and ethical reasons, this petition should be granted.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Susan Gordon