From: Kathy834@aol.com
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 1:39 AM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: docket 98P-0151/CP1

 I am urging you to grant the petition to prohibit the slaughter of downed 
animals (docket 98P-0151/CP1). Removing the market for downed animals 
provides incentive to treat animals better, moving downed animals humanely is 
impossible as they are typically pushed with tractors or dragged with chains 
to the slaughter house, NO living creature deserves to be subjected to that 
kind of pain after they have given ie. milk,  even IF they are to be used for 
meat.  Ninety percent of downed animals can be prevented with better care and 
handling, if not, the euthanize at the site of the downing. Thanks for 
reading this letter.