Re: 88% of shrimp eaten in U.S. is farmed and imported

[Guest guest]

It does say they are fed anibiotics. :-(

Imo, anything farmed has to be less healthy than wild if it's not organically

grown.

Likely the feed is the cheapest junk they can find.

Bruce

> Someone posted this to the chapter leader list and I thought you all might

> be interested too.

>

> http://www.tampatrib.com/MGAXAVCLMSD.html

>

> Unfortunately, it doesn't tell what the imported farmed shrimp are fed - I

> wonder if it's similar to the quality of what farmed salmon are fed?

>

> Suze Fisher

[Guest guest]

>It does say they are fed anibiotics. :-(

>Imo, anything farmed has to be less healthy than wild if it's not

>organically grown.

>Likely the feed is the cheapest junk they can find.

>Bruce

Unfortunately, being 'wild' no longer guarantees access to healthful

feed, either. Witness the weakening of deer, elk and antelope herds

in the U.S. -Allan

[Guest guest]

From: " Allan Balliett "

>

> Unfortunately, being 'wild' no longer guarantees access to healthful

> feed, either. Witness the weakening of deer, elk and antelope herds

> in the U.S. -Allan

Hi, I live in Alberta, Canada, the snow is starting to go here now, it should be

all melted by the end of April. : -)

Our wild game is suffering here too. I think that loss of habitat is the biggest

pressure on heir populations.

Perhaps in the US the water is more polluted and that could be an issue for wild

animals.

I suppose wild animals also get a lot of their feed from farm lands and are

exposed to agricultural chemicals that way.

The deer are flourishing around here where I live, their populations are larger

than they ever have been.

Elk, and moose are becoming a bit rare though viable populations still live

here.

I suppose they will eventually go the way of the buffalo that once also lived

here.

Regards, Bruce