From: Barbara Verdonck [barbv@peoplepc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 6:25 AM
To: FDADockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: petition 98P-0151/CP1 

To whom it may concern,

 
Please grant petition 98P-0151/CP1 to prohibit the slaughter of downed animals. . It is impossible to move downed cattle 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.