BSE in US

[Guest guest]

Yup, that's right. Ask anyone that raises goats or sheep. It's called

" Scrapie " in goats and sheep. The government has implemented a " Scrapie

Eradication Program " for everyone that raises these animals. Scrapie has

been in the US for number of years in these particular ruminants. For

reasons I don't quite understand, the case that got so much publicity in

Vermont is not an isolated incident. I think the government was just trying

to make a statement, " See we are being so careful to protect everyone. "

Also hunters are quite aware of wild game such as the elk herds in

Colorado mentioned below that are infected. There are government regulations

now in place that prohibits wild game being shipped across state lines for

this reason. My understanding is that the government tried to increase the

herd sizes of some wild game by supplementing their diet using commercial

livestock feed...........

Carmen

<<<< Someone mentioned that BSE is not yet in the U.S., BUT, CWD (Chronic

Wasting Disease), a BSE-like disease is, and has been for decades. It's

currently known to be in wild elk herds in Colorado. They may have

infected

farmed elk and deer that have been shipped to game farms in 15 other

states.

As well, cats can carry a form of TSE (Transmissible Spongiform

Encephalopathy, of which BSE is the bovine form). Cats can be found in

livestock feed... >>>>>>

[Guest guest]

On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 10:03:29 -0800 " Carmen " <ctn@...> writes:

There are government regulations

now in place that prohibits wild game being shipped across state lines

for

this reason. My understanding is that the government tried to increase

the

herd sizes of some wild game by supplementing their diet using commercial

livestock feed...........

Carmen

ME:

Now here is a perfect example of the government creating a problem by

supposedly knowing what is best for us and the herd, and then turning

around and restricting *our* freedom of choice because of a problem

*they* created. Until we learn that our " nutritional hopes " do not reside

with the bureaucrats we will always have problems getting the kinds of

foods that we want, foods thoroughly within the WAP tradition.

Bianca