From: Cynthia Krueger [cynkrueger@onebox.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 5:36 PM
To: FDADockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: docket number 98P-0151/CP1

I urge the FDA to grant the petition to prohibit the slaughter of downed
animals for food—docket number 98P-0151/CP1. 

-Downers pose an increased risk for bacterial contamination. There is
also evidence that some downed animals may be afflicted with a form of
BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or "Mad Cow Disease"), a disease
that has been linked to a fatal human illness (CJD, or Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Disease).

-It is impossible to move downed animals humanely.

-Industry experts have estimated that 90% of downed animals can be prevented
with better care and handling.

-Removing the market for downed animals will provide an incentive to
industry to prevent downed animals in the first place.


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