This is regarding “Euthanize broken-down cattle now,” by Wayne Pacelle, a senior vice president of the Humane Society of the United States. Pacelle makes sense: Don’t allow sick or diseased cattle to be slaughtered for food. If these “downed” cows are 240 times more likely to test positive for BSE (mad cow disease), why are we even taking the chance, especially if the farmer ends up making only $28.70 per animal and if cows that collapse have to be beaten, dragged or pushed with bulldozers from the truck or holding pen? The House and Senate each passed a bill to euthanize such animals where they live. But the dairy industry lobbied the conference committee and killed the bills. Please let your representatives know your opinion on this issue.
