The Irony - Shady U.S. Meat & Foreign Bans

Did you happen to see that Russia has banned Ractopamine the controversial additive used in animal feed to increase weight gain? 

The pork pushers cite that 27 countries (including the U.S., Canada and Mexico) still allow this possibly (probably) harmful chemically-laced-"food" into their countries. 

Ironically they fail to mention that more than 80 countries including the entire European Union as well as China and Taiwan have refused this "product" and don't allow their own "livestock" to be fed this additive.

So it goes once again with the meat industry... With their "selective cuts"...

And shady deals.

You can choose to eat a healthy slice of truth by going Vegan.

   

MRSA Poisonous Meat vs. Sickening Salmonella in Eggs

MRSA is showing up in random samples of raw pork sold in supermarkets, and to a lesser extent in beef and chicken. Yet these potentially deadly cuts of meat -- unlike the salmonella-tainted eggs -- have never been yanked off the shelves.


There is no inspection for MRSA in the carcasses that are processed into "meat".

MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), or drug-resistant staff infection. In 2005, U.S. hospitals treated more than 278,000 MRSA cases. Nearly 100,000 people faced life threatening illness and 18,650 died: 50 percent more than the number of AIDS death that year.


So why all the fury over salmonella in eggs, but no recalls of meat with MRSA?


Are your food choices making you sick?  They certainly are killing Others!
There's great alternatives in a plant based vegan diet.  

Food Animal Veterinarians - Livestock has Better Healthcare than Humans

In January 09 I wrote about about states appealing for government aid to encourage more students in the "food animal" veterinarian studies.  The grants eventually paid $25,000 tuition per student who entered the field which would accommodate the livestock industries.

And now there's H.R. 3519, the Veterinary Services Investment Act  that is said to be "vital to growing rural communities" and "securing our nation's food supply".   Well... Not everybody's "food supply"... Certainly not mine.

"Food animal veterinarians not only identify, treat, and prevent naturally occurring diseases, but are also on the front lines of agro-terrorism." 

Well gosh, speaking of agro-terrorism where does this story fit regarding the link between antibiotic resistance and the raising/eating of cows, pigs and chickens?  

James Johnson, an infectious-disease physician says biologists and infectious disease doctors generally agree that antibiotic resistant bacteria in food are contributing to resistance problems in humans. The scientific evidence has so far failed to convinced livestock producers that it's time to cut back on antibiotics, he said.

Proposed guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration will call for more restraint in using antibiotics in animal agriculture. Johnson said that's great, but he's disappointed that the guidelines will be voluntary.


Well it seems like that's not such a big concern for the American Farm Bureau Federation, the Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association, the United States Animal Health Association, the American Horse Council, the United States Animal Health Association, and the American Meat Institute that all support the additional funding of "livestock" vets.

I've come to the conclusion that: many animal "doctors" aren't really friends to their patients.  And that "food animals" get better health care than most U.S. citizens.  Meanwhile:

Genetically Engineered Animals are Set for Approval - Yet, more than 60 percent of the 1,400 pathogens that affect people originate, or are amplified in other animals.  So, it looks like the "solution" is to use taxes from the ones without healthcare... To treat the animals that are making them sick... 

I don't know, is it just me - Or does anyone else see the total asininity of this scenario too?  Somehow my food seems much less complicated and is really relatively "harmless".

Recall: Animal Drugs in Animal Foods and in Animal Meat - Vegan IS Better

The USDA just recalled approximately 87,000 pounds of beef products that may contain the animal drug Ivermectin.
Ivermectin is used for the treatment and control of gastrointestinal roundworms, lungworms, grubs, and ectoparasites, horn flies, sucking and biting lice and sarcoptic mange mites on cattle.

Goodness knows anyone eating muscle, tissue, organs, blood, tumors, veins, tendons, boils, scar tissue and cancers wouldn't want any ugly roundworms in their "food" too!
 
Had it with the dead foods?  Go Vegan!

Dairy & Drugs - Antibiotic Residue in Cow Meat & "Beef"

Is Doug on drugs??? About 2 years ago a friend and neighbor became extremely ill... First, it started with what doctors thought were allergies... But then they turned into flu-like symptoms - Some days Doug couldn't get out of bed! He also developed digestive problems... But we attributed that to the lack of fiber when he went on the "Atkins Diet".
Yeah, that's right, his new diet and illnesses coincided. His runny nose, constant cough, difficulty breathing, chest tightness, muscle aches and face swelling all happened once his main meals consisted mostly of meat. Specifically "hamburger" and "cow meat".
Anyway - For nearly 2 years the doctors are stumped to find drugs to help rid Doug of his ailments... In fact, his symptom have only escalated.
But now I see this report: FSIS RESIDUE VIOLATION INFORMATION For Week Of Jan 14, 2010. This 110-page list includes almost 900 names of dairy businesses that have been cited for infractions. And the Cattlenetwork says "Not only does this list present a negative image for the cattle industry, it is a target for increased scrutiny from industry critics. We must eliminate antibiotic residues in food animals and make this list go away. This is an issue that must be taken seriously. The reputation of individual producers and the entire livestock industry is on the line."
I'm no chemist be here are some of these antibiotics and drugs found in these poor murdered calves and cows:
AMPICILLIN, FLUNIXIN, GENTAMICIN, TULATHROMYCIN, NEOMYCIN, PENICILLIN, OXYTETRACYCLINE, TILMICOSIN, DESFUROYLCEFTIOFUR, TETRACYCLINE, SULFAMETHAZINE...

I mean... How SICK are these "healthy" animals anyways?

"Industry critic" - (that would be me)... Will be sending a copy of this report to Doug. He might get some answers as to why none of the pharmaceuticals he's been prescribed are working... Sure, I know the industry will say that everything is "safe" because these "products" never reached the market... Hum - Just like the "recalled meat" that was fed to school kids.
I certainly can see why Doug's "two all beef patty" diet may have really compromised his health and immune system! Maybe this information is just what he needs to GO VEGAN!

Animal Agriculture Kills Hogs to Kill Cows Double Meat Murder

The Missouri Cattlemen's Association wants to eradicate feral hogs because they are damaging pasture land that cattle graze on. These pigs may also carry disease that would affect animal grower's "livestock"... But hey - don't they have a plethora of drugs to take care of those nasty worms, viruses and other ills that animals get? The Missouri Cattle people also say that wild hogs will: "kill fawns and eat eggs of ground-nesting birds". But wait! Could these be the fawns that were bred on Missouri "farms" to be released for Missouri hunters? And this excuse is for the birds too: Animal agriculture is responsible for millions of birds being killed every year... so that investments in "food" animals is not compromised. Again we see it's all about the money - keeping Americans buying and eating (unhealthy) animal products. That's the bottom line.

Isn't man an amazing animal? He kills wildlife by the millions in order to protect his domestic animals and their feed. Then he kills domestic animals by the billions and eats them. This in turn kills man by the millions because eating all those animals leads to degenerative and fatal health conditions. So then man tortures and kills millions more animals to look for cures for these diseases. Elsewhere, millions of other human beings are killed by hunger and malnutrition because food they could eat is being used to fatten domestic animals. Meanwhile, some people are dying of sad laughter at the absurdity of man, who kills so easily and so violently, and once a year sends out cards praying for "Peace on Earth."-C. David Coates

What an awful chain of killing to kill yet even more - Stop the murder, stop the madness... Go Vegan.

Needle-like object found in MEAT burger -

Needle-like object found in girl's cheeseburger

It was a hollow piece of metal, smaller than an inch. Health officials believe that it was a piece of a veterinary needle that must have got into the food chain at the meat packing plant in Ohio. "They may have vaccinated an animal, and its tip broke off on the animal and it was not removed, and made its way through slaughter and the grinding process," said Larry Ramdin, of the Reading Health Department.

Hmmmm... nothing like munching on "food" that has to be given drugs to stay "healthy" long enough to kill.

So now, we have chickens products with rubber (or foreign material), and ground up cow parts with hypodermic needles. This ought to be a genuine challenge to trace the origin of... being that a single hamburger can contain the "meat" from hundreds of different cows. Maybe some were even the pitiful gimpy dairy cows that HSUS disclosed at the Hallmark Slaughterhouse?

Short of investing in a metal detector to find what's in your "meat surprise" you might want to consider the healthier (and kinder) VEGAN alternative!

Drugged Factory Farm Animals - MEAT INDUSTRY SECRETS

Is it any wonder that 60% of baby calves are affected with the nasty disease called "scours". It is the single largest killer of calves... Scours can be avoided by eliminating the unhealthy conditions of filth and overcrowding. And by allowing calves to drink sufficent amount of their mother's "colostrum" fortified milk at birth. But what does the industry do to avoid these common mortalities to baby calves? Do they allow the mother access to clean, uncrowded pasture? Do they allow babies to have the required and necessary "share" of mother's milk? Heck no... they reduce the fatalities with the use of yet more drugs. Did you know that 70% of paramacuticals manufactured in the U.S. are administered to farm animals? And here's a LIST. So much for the "wholesomeness" of meat and dairy products.