Bill,<br> <br> The Co-OP ALSO gets meat (http://www.moscowfood.coop/archive/meats.html) from Mission Valley of Montana. (www.montananaturalbeef.com) <br> <br> According to their website, and your newspaper they are lot fed before they are slaughtered. <br> <br> <font face="Arial" size="2"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">(http://www.moscowfood.coop/archive/bcr.html)<br> <br> 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. <br> <br> </font></font>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. <br> <br> 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. <br> <br> 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?<br> <br> <br> Best,<br> <br> _DJA<br><br><b><i>Bill London <london@moscow.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1561" name="GENERATOR"> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">D-</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">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.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">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.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">And now you are repeating that same lie.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">You offer one website article in support of your claim (you cite -- <font face="Times New Roman" size="3">http://www.moscowfood.coop/archive/bcr.html</font>). That article originally appeared in the Co-op's newsletter and focused on the Co-op selling Alderspring Ranch beef.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Here is the relevant paragraph from that article:</font></div> <div> <div>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 <a href="http://www.alderspring.com">www.alderspring.com</a>.</div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"> BL</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div></div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="background: rgb(228, 228, 228) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>From:</b> <a title="donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com" href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com">Donovan Arnold</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>To:</b> <a title="london@moscow.com" href="mailto:london@moscow.com">Bill London</a> ; <a title="timlohr@yahoo.com" href="mailto:timlohr@yahoo.com">Tim Lohrmann</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Cc:</b> <a title="vision2020@moscow.com" href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a> ; <a title="kenna@moscowfood.coop" href="mailto:kenna@moscowfood.coop">Kenna S. Eaton</a> </div> <div
style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 28, 2006 3:01 PM</div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] True remarks on KUOI broadcast</div> <div><br></div>Bill,<br><br>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?<br><br>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?<br><br>Are the layer chickens that give you your eggs confined to a small area?<br><br>How are the broiler
chickens killed?<br><br>Are the cattle at Mission Valley of Montana forced to eat in lot feeds, the article in your paper says they are? Look yourself,<br> <br>http://www.moscowfood.coop/archive/bcr.html<br><br><br> Is your paper lying, or are you treating these animals cruelly? Which is it?<br><br>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. <br><br>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?<br><br>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?<br><br>You wrote:<br><br>"<font face="Arial" size="2">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."<br><br>Meat is grown? Like potatoes? That is new to me. <br><br>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.<br><br><br></font>Best,<br><br>_DJA<br><br><br><br><b><i>Bill London <london@moscow.com></i></b> wrote: <blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;"> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1561" name="GENERATOR"> <style></style> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">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.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">That is absolutely false.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">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.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">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.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font
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