From: Halbreichf@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 10:02 AM
To: FDADockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Please grant petition 98P-0151/CP1-Prevent Slaughter of Downed Animals 
We are writing to you asking you to grant petition 98P-0151/CP1 to prohibit 
the slaughter of downed animals. 
Animals who are too sick or injured even to stand should not be allowed to 
enter the human food chain. 
Downed animals comprise a very small percentage of animals slaughtered, and   
prohibiting their marketing will cause no undue economic hardship. 
There is an increased risk for bacterial contamination, including a form of 
BSE(Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)-Mad Cow Disease, which has been linked 
to a fatal human illness CID-Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. 
It is impossible to move downed animals humanely, causing more injuries to 
them. 
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. 
Please grant petition 98P-0151/CP1. 
Thank you very much for your time taken in this matter.   
Adele and Roy Halbreich, Framingham, Massachusetts