MAD COW DISEASE!!

POSTED BY: piratejenny
UPDATED: Thursday, January 13, 2005 17:40
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PIRATEJENNY

Saturday, January 8, 2005 9:23 AM

every so often as I'm driving in my car listening to the radio, I hear an annoucement about Mad Cow Disease.. it usually goes something like this

a new case of Mad Cow disease has been reported in Canada, the FDA has taken precutions and their is nothing to worry about, so continue to chow down on that burger folks!!! blah blah, blah

you get the gest of it

so I'm guessing this is the offical public announcemt that we are being fed, but I have a feeling that its serious

I think a good portion of the American population and probably Canadian population has already been exposed to mad Cow disease,

the disease doesn't just take hold the minute someone becomes infected it could take 10-20 years before it shows up

think about it or not, but how many Americans eat hamburgers evey single day!!

another thing that caught my intrest, on my local news station this morning they did a small blurb on how Curry can stop the effects of alztimers disease, their has been some studies done that shows certain forms of that disease to actually be mad cow disease

I think in 10-20 years from now we could be dealing with a full blown epidemic with millions of people dying all at once

the American cattle industry have refused to deal with the issue of Mad Cow disease , its not even discussed here, and they haven't changed any of their standards, they still continue to feed cows the flesh of dead animals, and cows are herbviors they shouldn't be eating any kind of flesh at all, they are doing the same thing with chickens, all of our meat in this courntry is tainted
so anyone has any thoughts on this!!

SIGNYM

Saturday, January 8, 2005 2:35 PM

I have looked into this deeply because of my daughter's medical treatments. Vectors of mad cow-type (transmissible spongiform encephalopathy- TSE, which include BSE/vCJD) disease include:

beef, gelatin (possible)
beef (bovine) insulin
human blood and blood product tranfusions (eg.platelets)
corneal implants
dura matter grafts
human growth hormone
surgical instruments

Out of that list, I'm sure I've forgotten a few.

Oh, but not to panic. The beef industry has everything under control... especially the government. Let the free market reign!

BWWWAAHAHAHA!

SIGNYM

Saturday, January 8, 2005 2:50 PM

You haven't even thought of Chronic Wasting Disease, have you??

But before you go stark raving mad about it, there are a few simple precautions you can take. (Unless you have received pooled blood products like platelets, intravenous immunoglobulin, clotting factor, had neurosurgery or implanted electrode testing, taken bovine insulin, human growth hormone, cow-derived melatonin, gotten direct blood transfusions, corneal implant, dura matter graft, or (some say) frequent intraocular-pressure tests, in which case you are part of a medical experiment in which you are not "likely" to get TSE. (BTW, the focus on the eye is due to the fact that back part of the eye is a part of the brain. Bet you didn't know that??)

DON'T EAT MYSTERY MEATS: highly processed meat products of unknown origin, especially those containing "beef". They often contain mechanically-derived meat, high-pressure-washed soft fragments from carcasses including nerve tissue.

Avoid beef from near the spine or which contain marrow bones, like T-bone or rib eye (sigh). Or avoid beef altogether.

Don't eat deer or elk from the Colorado/ Wyoming/ Utah area, or squirrel or possum from ANY area.

TIGRESS

Saturday, January 8, 2005 3:25 PM

You know it makes since what you are saying. I am sure the government hides alot of things.

Tigressong

KNIBBLET

Saturday, January 8, 2005 3:42 PM

If you want to see a sure sign that Mad Cow Disease has taken a HUGE foothold in the american public, you need look no further than the re-election of Dubya. It had to be a case of severe brain damage for this to occur.

"Just keep walkin, preacher man."

SIGMANUNKI

Saturday, January 8, 2005 7:41 PM

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Originally posted by Knibblet:

If you want to see a sure sign that Mad Cow Disease has taken a HUGE foothold in the american public, you need look no further than the re-election of Dubya. It had to be a case of severe brain damage for this to occur.

LOL

Seriously though, I live in Canada and I've heard of 2 or 3 cases of the past number of years. This doesn't exactly spell mass problem to me. But nontheless, something that should be fixed anyway. We, at least, would like some guarantees'.

But just because we tend toward the cautious, we rarely eat hambuger's (especially NOT from Mcdonalds). Also, we only eat chicken regularly and rarely pork.

For those of you that care, at least up here, some companies are starting to use vegetable only feed for there animals. I would think that there would be some down there that are doing the same.

Back to Mcdonalds. They process the hell out of there hambuger "meat." Actually, so that they have consistent "taste" across a country, they mix the "meat" to the point where even if there was an instance of BSE, you wouldn't be able to tell where it came from b/c it basically all just enters one big mixer. Disturbing on many fronts!

Up here, we complained and the companies listened... eventually.

But for you guys down there, the companies don't care. You can complain all you want and it won't matter to them. You have to start to hit them where they care that it hurts... the bottom line.

Find the companies that use vegetable only feed (and free range if you can find them) and only buy from them. Talk to the restaurants that you frequent and let them know what you want (how will they know otherwise). This could be done while paying your bill. These are two very simple things that anyone can do without any real effort and if enough people did it, things would change.

Basically, don't wait for you "government" to do these things. That'll take forever if it happens at all. The consumer can get this done far faster.

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"Canada being mad at you is like Mr. Rogers throwing a brick through your window." -Jon Stewart, The Daily Show

PIRATEJENNY

Monday, January 10, 2005 10:15 AM

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Oh, but not to panic. The beef industry has everything under control... especially the government. Let the free market reign!

I know and it pisses me off, its insulting because its sooooo obvious that they don't have it under control that they don't even give a damn...and the fact that nobody and I mean nobody is making them do anything and everyday we just keep on chowing down on those greasy hamburgers

and they just keep on feeding cows flesh, knowing that this is the main cause of the disease

the fact that they make light of it, tells me that its very very serious!!!

PIRATEJENNY

Monday, January 10, 2005 10:25 AM

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DON'T EAT MYSTERY MEATS: highly processed meat products of unknown origin, especially those containing "beef". They often contain mechanically-derived meat, high-pressure-washed soft fragments from carcasses including nerve tissue.

Avoid beef from near the spine or which contain marrow bones, like T-bone or rib eye (sigh). Or avoid beef altogether

ummmm but how many of us have already been expossed to mystery meat, I know I've eaten plenty of processed food along with millons of others , although I'm not the biggest fan of beef or of red meat I do like a good burger every so often I do enjoy barbeque and ribs especially how many products have we used that contain that stuff without us even being aware of it!!

unless most of us turn into vegtarians, its not likely we are going to be able to avoid much of anything, I eat alot of chicken, and they also feed chickens the same thing they feed the cows,

the issue is not us avoiding certain things, being aware yes, but I think that a good many of us probably have already been infected, its the cattle industry espeically and the government that has to start making changes to eradicate this disease, so that no more people will be infected!!

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Basically, don't wait for you "government" to do these things. That'll take forever if it happens at all. The consumer can get this done far faster.

but the problem with that is , the consumer has to be made aware to even address the problem in the 1rst place, and as you know most people get their information from the T.V...and nothing is being reported on T.V about Mad cow disease..not even the radio..I listen to alot of talk radio and its not even really being discussed there either

I don't even thing the majority of people in this courtry know that cattle are being fed the flesh of dead animals and this is a main cause of the disease!!

I think people would do as you say , if they had more information , but hey don't and I don't think they want us to have more information!!!

I think the last time mad cow or the cattle indrusty made headlines in this country was when Ophera Whinfrey got sued by the Cattle industry for trying to inform the public about the indrusty and the disease... an she has steered clear of that subject every since!!

PIRATEJENNY

Monday, January 10, 2005 10:35 AM

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Seriously though, I live in Canada and I've heard of 2 or 3 cases of the past number of years. This doesn't exactly spell mass problem to me. But nontheless, something that should be fixed anyway. We, at least, would like some guarantees'.

I don't think its just Canada, and I don't believe its been 2 or 3 cases, I think they may have only reported 2-3 cases, but I think its far more serious then that, and I don't exspect the truth from the government

I would exspect nothing less from the government then to surpress it, and the callous nonchalant attitude of the government , and the cattle indrusty tells me thats exactly whats happening

just think of what would happen especially to the cattle beef indrustry across the board, if people began to panic over mad cow disease...
it could possibly devastate the economy McDonlads would be out of business and so would all the other fast food chains that hock burgers

not only that but law suits

the fact that mad cow disease doesn't hit you right away is buying time, ..but time is all it is, If I had to guess I would say that mad cow disease has already infected a good portion of the population... and in 10 years or more is when we'll start seeing the 1rst mass outbreaks!!

I don't like being all doom and gloom , but this is what my instincts tell me!!

PIRATEJENNY

Monday, January 10, 2005 10:43 AM

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If you want to see a sure sign that Mad Cow Disease has taken a HUGE foothold in the american public, you need look no further than the re-election of Dubya. It had to be a case of severe brain damage for this to occur.

yeah I think your on to something!!lol

speaking of Dubya not so long ago they were doing something on him, Dubya has the good sense to only eat the beef raised on his ranch , and they are grass fed!!

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