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: Mad Cow BlogNo More "Downer" Cows To Slaughter, Says Ag Secretary
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Ed Schafer just issued a long statement that includes this: "...today I am announcing that USDA will begin working on a proposed rule to prohibit the slaughter of all disabled non-ambulatory cattle, also know as "downer cattle." In other words, I am calling for the end of the exceptions in the so called "downer rule."
We'll provide more details when we have them.
Full post as published by Mad Cow Blog on May 20, 2008 (boomark / email).
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