From: Gerald A. Brach [felger5@juno.com]
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 10:59 AM
To: FDADockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Downed Animals.

Dear Sir/Madam: I am writing in regard to Docket # 98p-0151/cpi. Please
grant petition to prohibit  the slaughter of downed animals. It should be
obvious  that animals too sick or injured even to stand should not be
allowed to enter the food chain. Also there is evidence that some downed
animals may be inflicted with BSE, which has been linked to fatal human
illness. And it must be impossible to move downed animals humanely, so
they end up with injuries like abrasions, and broken bones, and torn
ligaments. I have read that industry experts have estimated that 90% of
downed animals can be prevented with better care and handling. So
removing the market for downed animals will provide an incentive to
industry to prevent downed animals in the first place. Thank you,
sincerely, Felicity Brach, 32 Tartarian Circle, Rochester, N.Y. 14612.