[Vision2020] First Mad Cow Case in U.S.
Dick Schmidt
dickschmidt@moscow.com
Tue, 23 Dec 2003 21:21:16 -0800
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Janesta,
I was born and raised on a dairy farm and back in the 1990's when =
England had it's Mad Cow disaster I read everything I could find on the =
internet and followed it closely. I was living in Tennessee at the time =
and Bill Frist and Fred Thompson were the senators then. I emailed them =
and strongly suggested that our U.S. Department of Agriculture have =
ready a plan when Mad Cow disease arrived here.
I don't know how many of you really followed what happened in England =
but first of all their head of Agriculture lied to them. He came out and =
proclaimed they had it all under control and it exploded in the weeks =
following his statement. I certainly hope it doesn't happen as severe =
here as it did in England. In England they had their Army help kill, =
pile and burn millions of cattle. It is a very gruesome sight. Our Ann =
Veneman, Agriculture Secretary, said "We remain confident in the safety =
of our food supply". Sorry Ann, right now I'm not convinced.
One news report here said that it doesn't affect humans but another one =
did. The English reported that it could affect humans. Two people have =
died in Idaho in the past 6 months from Creutzfeldt Jakob disease but =
they haven't determined where they got it. It can be passed from animals =
and is an extremely painful death.
We still use dead animal parts in some animal feed in our country for =
horses, pigs, chickens but it is not supposed to used in cattle feed. It =
is hard for me to believe that it couldn't accidentally get put in =
cattle feed. I sure hope this isn't the way it was introduced or we will =
have hundred more herds that will be infected.
I just saw that Japan and South Korea have stopped all beef imports from =
U.S. and I'm sure more will follow. McDonalds stock has already fallen =
and it will be terrible tomorrow. Chicago Board of Trade may not open =
cattle trading tomorrow.=20
I am somewhat familiar with the area around where it was discovered in =
Mabton, WA and there are a lot of large (1,000 cow) dairy herds in that =
area and a couple large beef operations. Lets all pray that we only have =
1 cow infected as Canada has so far.
Dick Schmidt
----- Original Message -----=20
From: JSullivan=20
To: Dick Schmidt ; Vision2020@moscow.com=20
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] First Mad Cow Case in U.S.
This is terrible for those who eat beef. Thankfully, my parents raised =
me vegetarian. While I do crave a nice, thick, juicy, mouthwatering, =
primerib, medium rare if you please. *whew* I can go without meat pretty =
easily.=20
This will not be good for the economy, and I feel for those that will =
be hit by this.
Thank you for posting this, I hadn't heard it yet. Kind of give me the =
shivers, being so close to us!
Janesta Sullivan
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Janesta,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I was born and raised on a dairy farm =
and back in=20
the 1990's when England had it's Mad Cow disaster I read everything I =
could find=20
on the internet and followed it closely. I was living in =
Tennessee at the=20
time and Bill Frist and Fred Thompson were the senators then. I emailed =
them and=20
strongly suggested that our U.S. Department of Agriculture have ready a =
plan=20
<U>when</U> Mad Cow disease arrived here.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I don't know how many of you really =
followed what=20
happened in England but first of all their head of Agriculture lied to =
them. He=20
came out and proclaimed they had it all under control and it exploded in =
the=20
weeks following his statement. I certainly hope it doesn't happen =
as severe=20
here as it did in England. In England they had their Army help =
kill, pile=20
and burn millions of cattle. It is a very gruesome sight. Our Ann =
Veneman,=20
Agriculture Secretary, said "We remain confident in the safety of our =
food=20
supply". Sorry Ann, right now I'm not convinced.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>One news report here said that it =
doesn't affect=20
humans but another one did. The English reported that it could affect =
humans.=20
Two people have died in Idaho in the past 6 months from Creutzfeldt =
Jakob=20
disease but they haven't determined where they got it. It can be passed =
from=20
animals and is an extremely painful death.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We still use dead animal parts in some =
animal feed=20
in our country for horses, pigs, chickens but it is not supposed to =
used in=20
cattle feed. It is hard for me to believe that it couldn't =
accidentally get=20
put in cattle feed. I sure hope this isn't the way it was introduced or =
we will=20
have hundred more herds that will be infected.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I just saw that Japan and South Korea =
have stopped=20
all beef imports from U.S. and I'm sure more will follow. McDonalds =
stock has=20
already fallen and it will be terrible tomorrow. Chicago Board of Trade =
may not=20
open cattle trading tomorrow. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am somewhat familiar with the area =
around where=20
it was discovered in Mabton, WA and there are a lot of large (1,000 cow) =
dairy=20
herds in that area and a couple large beef operations. Lets all pray =
that we=20
only have 1 cow infected as Canada has so far.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dick Schmidt</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Djsullivan@moscow.com =
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href=3D"mailto:dickschmidt@moscow.com">Dick Schmidt</A> ; <A=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 23, =
2003 8:32=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] First =
Mad Cow=20
Case in U.S.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This is terrible for those who eat =
beef.=20
Thankfully, my parents raised me vegetarian. While I do crave a nice, =
thick,=20
juicy, mouthwatering, primerib, medium rare if you please. *whew* I =
can go=20
without meat pretty easily. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This will not be good for the =
economy, and I feel=20
for those that will be hit by this.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thank you for posting this, I hadn't =
heard it=20
yet. Kind of give me the shivers, being so close to us!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Janesta Sullivan</FONT></DIV>
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