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Suze,

I agree with you. This type of person does not deserve

to be called a farmer. Perhaps extortionist would be

more like it. You might consider talking to the humane

society about such treatment.

,

Apology accepted.

Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 17:58:47 -0500

From: " Suze Fisher " <cfisher@...>

Subject: questions for farmer

>>>I was referring to the person who wrote that she

found the cow herd

> confined in a barn during the winter.

***Hi, I just want to clarify that I found the care of

the cows

inhumane,

not just because they were shut up in a dark barn for

6-7 months, but

because they were all in head locks and could not

move, other than to

lie

down. They could not turn around. They could do

nothing but stand, or

sit in

their small space in the same position and in the dark

for months on

end.

Additionally, one of them had massive inflammation on

one of her front

leg

joints - it looked like a balloon inside her skin. She

was lying down.

I

doubt she could stand without a great deal of pain.

I find that disturbing. Can a cow be fed *right* but

still be unhealthy

due

to stress, lack of light, etc? I think the answer is

an unequivocal

yes!

My point was...*proper diet* is not enough...at least

for me. For an

animal

to be truly healthy, IMO, and to provide healthy food

(milk, meat) they

need

to be treated humanely, and live at least a little

more closely to what

nature designed. Heads locked guillotine-style in a

small dark space

for

extended periods, is not a situation that could

produce anything

healthy,

IMHO.

Suze Fisher

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