MAD COW USA–STOP THE MADNESS
As news headlines of the Mad Cow crisis rock the nation, beef industry
lobbyists have effectively put a muzzle on regulatory decision-makers
in
Washington, at least in regards to mandatory testing of all animals at
slaughter. However there are a number of Congress people, like Rep.
Miller of CA, who are calling for mandatory and universal testing. As
John Stauber, author of MAD COW USA, puts it, "unless there is a
complete and total ban on the billions of pounds of rendered byproduct
being fed to cattle and other livestock in the US, the disease will just
keep amplifying and spreading." Responding to consumer pressure,
the FDA
announced on Jan. 26 they will no longer permit cows and calves to be
fed cattle blood or chicken manure, nor allow cow and ruminant brain
parts of animals 30 months or older to be used in cosmetics and
nutritional supplements. The FDA still gives the green light to feeding
slaughterhouse wastes, manure, and blood to chickens and pigs, however,
as well as feeding these animals back to cows. Join OCA’s "Mad Cow
USA–Stop the Madness" campaign:
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