| The U.S. is experiencing the largest beef
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| | consume, we feel it would be reckless not
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| recall in history. Major television
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| | to prohibit the inclusion of the high
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| networks and social websites on the
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| | risk materials enumerated above in pet
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| Internet have provided a hidden camera
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| | food."
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| video provided by the Humane Society
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| | On the opposing side to ban all SRM
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| showing downer cattle - animals that are
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| | materials for use in pet food was Garth
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| sick or diseased and unable to stand -
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| | Merrick of Merrick Pet Foods. From his
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| being prodded with fork lifts and beaten
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| | letter to the FDA dated July 28, 2004"
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| in attempts to move them to the slaughter
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| | ANPR's proposed rule to prohibit SRM's
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| area. If you can stomach it, the link to
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| | from all animal food including pet food
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| the video is below. The video is very
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| | and prohibiting materials from non
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| difficult to view and alarming to know
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| | ambulatory cattle and dead stock from all
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| that any meat processor would disregard
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| | animal feed creates the below listed
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| the safety of U.S. citizens and process
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| | consequences of disposal of pounds that
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| diseased animals into human food. Pet
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| | previously could be manufactured into
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| owners should be aware that even though
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| | animal feed. SRM's in cattle under 30
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| it is illegal to process downer cattle
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| | months of age have been estimated to be
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| into human food, it is legal and common
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| | 20 pounds per head. In Texas there are
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| to process these downer animals into pet
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| | four packing houses processing
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| food.
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| | approximately 100,000 head per week times
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| The FDA considers downed cattle SRMs -
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| | 20 pounds equals 2,000,000 times 52 weeks
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| Specified Risk Materials.SRMs are known
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| | equals 104,000,000 of product that no one
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| risks to spread mad cow disease and it is
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| | has discussed what to do with. If you
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| illegal for SRM animals to be processed
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| | cannot render it for feed to be fed to
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| into the human food chain as well as
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| | chickens, swine or pet food, then you
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| being processed into ruminant (cattle,
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| | have destroyed a system that currently
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| sheep, pig) feed.It is however, legal and
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| | works. We are the original recyclers.
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| common practice to process SRM animals
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| | These numbers are only for Texas; when
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| into pet food.Sick and/or diseased cattle
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| | you consider the other lower 47 states,
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| - considered as a Specified Risk Material
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| | the consequences are inconceivable as to
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| by the FDA are not destroyed (or
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| | what the health hazards could be if these
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| illegally used in human food) they are
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| | products are not processed the way they
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| legally processed into pet food.Mad cow
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| | are currently being done."
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| disease has already crossed species into
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| | The FDA has not banned SRM materials from
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| cats in the UK and mink worldwide.Are
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| | use in pet food or pet treats.
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| U.S. pets next?
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| | Do you think SRM materials - sick,
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| The FDA has considered changing existing
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| | diseased, or dying animals should be
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| regulations - requiring that no SRM
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| | allowed to be processed into dog food or
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| materials be allowed in any food - human
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| | cat food? If you can stomach it, the
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| or pet. The proposal was approved by some
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| | Humane Society's hidden camera video is a
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| and opposed by others.
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| | vivid example of the health condition of
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| Approving the proposal to ban all SRM
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| | SRM cattle. You can watch it at Notice
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| materials is the Humane Society. The
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| | the downer cattle and then decide if you
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| following is a quote from a letter from
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| | think these animals would be suitable for
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| the Humane Society to the FDA. "As the
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| | use in any food.
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| country's largest animal protection
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| | Even if you are a non pet owner reading
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| organizationwe are deeply concerned about
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| | this article, I'm doubtful you would
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| the potential impact of transmissible
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| | think sick, diseased, dying animals are
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| spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) on
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| | safe to feed pets.Personally if a
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| animal health. The removal from animal
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| | livestock animal has been declared a
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| feed of downers, dead stock (animals that
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| | Specified Risk Material - I don't care
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| have died on the farm), cattle showing
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| | who has the expense of disposing of the
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| signs of a CNS disorder, and cattle who
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| | material - just don't use pet food as the
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| appear rabies-suspect but test negative
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| | 'disposal method'.Pet food becomes the
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| would add another important layer of
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| | profitable disposal method.SRMs are sold
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| protection since these animals have a
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| | to pet food manufacturers providing
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| greater incidence of BSE than the general
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| | revenue for a product that is otherwise
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| population. There is strong evidence that
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| | un-sellable.Those pet food manufacturers
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| cats are susceptible to BSE and we
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| | that purchase SRM materials obtain 'meat'
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| therefore urge the FDA to prohibit
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| | at hugely discounted prices.By no means
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| immediately the use in pet food of any
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| | could SRMs be profitable to the pet or
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| SRMs, downers, dead stock, or cattle
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| | the pet owner.
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| showing signs of a CNS disorder or
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| | By products, meat and bone meal, meat
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| testing negative for rabies. There have
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| | meal, animal digest, and animal fat are
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| been confirmed cases of Feline Spongiform
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| | all ingredients that could be processed
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| Encephalopathy in approximately 100 cats
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| | SRM animals.Please read your pet food and
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| in Europe. Since the FDA is charged with
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| | pet treat labels!
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| ensuring the safety of the food cats
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