From: mary effler [son_risa@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 3:47 PM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Fwd: Re: support petition to prohibit slaughter of downed
animals





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Subject: Re: support petition to prohibit slaughter of downed animals
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----- Original Message -----
From: joan friedland <jfriedland@fuse.net>
To: Mary Ann Lederer <LedererM@one.net>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 6:03 PM
Subject: Fw: support petition to prohibit slaughter of downed animals


 > Please distribute this to earth Save members .  Thanks  Joan F
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Laurel Hopwood" <lhopwood@earthlink.net>
 > To: "hopwood, laurel" <lhopwood@earthlink.net>
 > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 11:07 AM
 > Subject: support petition to prohibit slaughter of downed animals
 >
 >
 >












 > A petition is currently before the FDA to prohibit the slaughter of
 > > 'downed' animals.
 > > Please contact the FDA to support this petition.
 > >
 > > E-mail: FDADockets@oc.fda.gov
 > > or
 > > Write to: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
 > > Dockets Management Branch
 > > 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061
 > > Rockville, MD 20852
 > > FAX: 301-827-6870
 > >
 > > Re: Docket # 98P-0151/CP1
 > >
 > > (talking points)
 > >
 > >    Please support the petition to prohibit the slaughter of downed
 > animals.
 > >    Downed animals are those animals too sick or injured to stand.
Animals
 > > too sick to even stand should not enter the human food chain, due to 
the
 > > increased risk of bacterial contamination, and evidence that some 
downed
 > > cows may even be afflicted with a form of bovine spongiform
 > encephalopathy,
 > > or "Mad Cow Disease".
 > >    There is no humane way to move a downed animal; they are typically
 > > dragged with chains, or lifted with a forklift, causing suffering and
 > > further injuries.
 > >    Downed animals comprise a  very small percentage of animals
 > slaughtered,
 > > and prohibiting their marketing would cause no undue economic hardship.
In
 > > fact, removing the market for downed animals would encourage better
 > > treatment and handling, thus preventing most downers in the first 
place.
 > >    There is growing consensus for such a prohibition, even among
livestock
 > > industry and government officials.
 > > Numerous beef, dairy, and pork industry representatives have voiced
 > support
 > > for such a prohibition.
 > >
 > > Signed,
 > >         Mary Effler
 > >
 >
 >
 >


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