USDA declares 'extraordinary emergency'

The Tri-City Herald ^ | January 16, 2004 | Les Blumenthal

[steve86]

Whispering fire in a theater?

[PurVirgo]

ping!

this is very telling...

[Ciexyz]

Oh, man. Not good at all.

[RightWhale]

The declaration was published Monday in the Federal Register

Probably if the declaration were not specifically pointed out, it would not be noticed except by the poor soul who actually reads the Federal Register every day. There must be someone who does that, reads the book.

[Domestic Church]

SSSShhhhh! Don't want to get the cows mad again.

[dirtydanusa]

I'll take a well done Mad Cow Burger with mushrooms, lettuce, tomato, mayo and a side of fries, please... Wolf, they cried but to no avail.

[Cicero]

The infected animal was imported from Canada in 2001 with 80 other animals from the same Alberta herd. Fourteen of those animals have now been accounted for and a special team of more than 100 investigators and other personnel are in the Yakima Valley searching for the others.

I would guess they have been tracing the Canadian cows that were associated with that first cow that had mad cow disease. Their killing of the whole dairy herd was probably unnecessary, but I suppose it's best not to take any chances.

[glorgau]

< sarcasm>
This is all the fault of the Bush family and their ties with the evil ranch industry! </sarcasm>

[jungleboy]

I noticed this part wasn't in BOLD... "In the past several years, similar emergencies have been declared"

[Drango]

These are unelected health officials and they have no right to regulate smoking or mad cow disease.

[TexanToTheCore]

I ma somewhat surprised at the difficulty of tracking down cattle from a particular source, such as a farm in Canada. Most ranchers and dairymen (in Texas)keep extensive records on the bloodlines, meat and milk production. Is this not the case in Washington?

[steve86]

Most ranchers and dairymen (in Texas)keep extensive records on the bloodlines, meat and milk production. Is this not the case in Washington?

You know, I saw in another article somewhere today some of the best records they have seen were written on a calendar in the barn! (It was actually a compliment due to the detailed and complete record).

[stocksthatgoup]

Carol Tucker Foreman is bought and paid for by the left. She has fought against food irradiation which is nothing more than the pasturization of poultry, meat and fish.

She is part of the Clintonian Arkansas crowd that worked so closely to protect the water polluting Tyson company. Her brother was former govenor of Arkansas.

[stocksthatgoup]

Carol Tucker Foreman is bought and paid for by the left. She has fought against food irradiation which is nothing more than the pasturization of poultry, meat and fish.

She is part of the Clintonian Arkansas crowd that worked so closely to protect the water polluting Tyson company. Her brother was former govenor of Arkansas.

[Righty1]

Following Ann's infamous BSE isn't terrorism speech I was hoping that many countries would bar our beef. The Asian boycott is the main reason that this threat is being taken at all seriously. George Bush is a corprocrat hispanderer not a Repud. The ag department has always been a sad backwater of the spoils system.

[steve86]

I noticed this part wasn't in BOLD... "In the past several years, similar emergencies have been declared"

I always thought bolding was the most fun part of posting!

[rmmcdaniell]

Whispering fire in a theater?

The PETA sympathizers in Washington have found their opening and will exploit it for as much as they can.

[farmfriend]

Rights, farms, environment ping.

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