[Vision2020] True remarks on KUOI broadcast

Mon Aug 28 20:39:20 PDT 2006

Bill,

 The Co-OP ALSO gets meat  (http://www.moscowfood.coop/archive/meats.html) from Mission Valley of  Montana. (www.montananaturalbeef.com) 

  According to their website, and your newspaper they are lot fed before they are slaughtered. 

   (http://www.moscowfood.coop/archive/bcr.html)

  The Alderspring Ranch, that you mentioned, is just ONE source of meat  out of MANY that the Co-Op buys product from, but probably the best. 

  You  also failed to respond to the question of how the animals are  slaughtered. My guess is because you know the answer to that but don't  want to say in public. 

 But it is nice to know that you like  the family that slaughters and lot feeds the animals. That is a bonus.  But I don't think it address or is relevant to the issues or makes the  slaughter and lot feeding not true. 

 Bill, why don't you use  your influence to change the wrongs rather than avoid the question and  attempt to mislead the public and cover it up?

  Best,

  _DJA

Bill London <london at moscow.com> wrote:          D-
  I  should remember the old adage, "don't get into a pissing match with a  skunk."  But here I go, it's time to remind you about the  difference between truth and falsehood.
  You levelled  a false accusation at the Moscow Food Co-op.  The Co-op sells  only meat raised in line with humane standards. Period.  For you  to say otherwise is a lie.
  And now you are repeating that same   lie.
  You offer one website article in support of your   claim (you cite -- http://www.moscowfood.coop/archive/bcr.html).  That article   originally appeared in the Co-op's newsletter and focused on the Co-op selling   Alderspring Ranch beef.
  Here is the relevant paragraph from that   article:
    The  first person I contacted was Glenn Elzinga at Alderspring Ranch in  Tendoy, Idaho. I immediately liked him and was very impressed with his  ranch. Alderspring is a family-owned and operated ranch. The cattle are  fed only on pasture. They are never finished on grain; this raises the  levels of omega-3 fatty acids and CLA. They are as close to organic as  you can get (and are working toward certification). Most importantly,  Pam assured me the beef tastes amazing. Glenn is coming to Moscow  sometime during the first week of January to bring our first order and  sample his product and talk about his ranch. You can find out more on  his website www.alderspring.com.
    BL

      ----- Original Message ----- 
    From:     Donovan Arnold 
    To: Bill London ; Tim Lohrmann 
    Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com ; Kenna S.     Eaton 
    Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 3:01     PM
    Subject: Re: [Vision2020] True remarks on     KUOI broadcast

Bill,

If  these animals are humanely slaughtered, assuming there is such a thing,  then why not give the members of V2020 a detailed description of how  the cattle and animals on Alderspring Ranch are killed?

Tell, me  Bill, are the tails of the cows that give milk and used to make cheese  chopped off making them more susceptible to disease and illness?

Are the layer chickens that give you your eggs confined to a     small area?

How are the broiler chickens killed?

Are  the cattle at Mission Valley of Montana forced to eat in lot feeds, the  article in your paper says they are? Look yourself,

http://www.moscowfood.coop/archive/bcr.html

 Is     your paper lying, or are you treating these animals cruelly? Which is     it?

I  am fairly certain Mr. London, you will find, if you do some research  that while the Co-Op does it less than most, it still buys from  producers that abuse and slaughter animals, especially if you use the  definitions of PETA, which is what we were discussing on KUOI.   The animals are slaughtered, they don't die of natural causes. Nor are  they given pain killers before being killed.  

So show me  where I am wrong Bill, your own paper testifies to what I am saying.If  this is wrong, give us a video clip of how pigs meet their death before  being served up to the people of the Moscow?

Also, maybe you can  answer this question, why does the Co-OP charge 3 x as much for  something as everyone else in Moscow, even when it is the exact same  product?

You wrote:

"Shoppers  who purchase meat at the Moscow Food Co-op can be assured that the  utmost care has been taken to ensure that the meat has been carefully  and humanely grown."

Meat is grown? Like potatoes? That is new to me.     

Tell  the Co-Op you don't want fedlot cattle. This is the same method used by  factory farms. It is unclean and inhumane to the animals.

Best,

_DJA

Bill London     <london at moscow.com> wrote:                        During Tim  Lohrmann's KUOI interview show with Megan Prusynski on  Sunday, a caller (later identified as Donovan Arnold) said that the  Moscow Food Co-op sold meat that had been inhumanely raised.

      That is absolutely false.

      The  Moscow Food Co-op is extremely diligent in checking the sources of the  meat sold there.  Every source is documented.  Scott Jaklin  (meat manager) has files of reports and affidavits for verification, if  anyone wants to see them.

      Shoppers  who purchase meat at the Moscow Food Co-op can be assured that the  utmost care has been taken to ensure that the meat has been carefully  and humanely grown.

      BL
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