From: Rosanne Tarantolo [rosannet@earthlink.net]
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 6:48 PM
To: FDADockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: docket number 98-0151/CP1 downed animals

Subject Reference docket number 98-0151/CP1

We are writing to ask that any animal that is too sick or injured to the
point of not being able to stand not be allowed to be killed for food
and enter the human food chain.  Not only is it disgustingly cruel to
get these animals to the slaughter house, the risk of increased
bacterial contamination and the possibility of the transmission of more
serious disease is of extreme concern to the public.

More care should be taken with the animals so that they are not abused
and made a "downed" animal to begin with.  All animals too sick or too
brutally treated to get to slaughter should be humanely euthanized at
the stockyards.  This is only common sense.  These animals and the human
consumer need to be protected.

Sincerely,

Rosanne Tarantolo
Dr. David Tarantolo
5024 S. Johnson St.
New Orleans, LA  70125