In this country – a ‘farm’ is any place that produces even one beast for slaughter a year and because of that inspectors can search your property without a warrant – on demand – to ‘ensure public health concerns are addressed’ – and – if you refuse to obey the written orders to comply … you could literally – lose the farm – even if you do NOT send animals to slaughter and do NOT share the meat or eggs/etc with others than your own family.
A kill floor is supposed to record every animal coming through it here – and make sure it’s been treated with all the chemicals allowable … before they kill and then release the meat to the original producer for his own consumption. Home kill is ‘allowed’ but frowned on and … you can’t come to my farm when the home kill butcher is killing the beasts to take your share home – you can’t take it off the property – period.
It’s time the public that has a fricken clue starts bracing for a new kind of blood sport ’cause it’s going to come down to putting bullets between the eyes of invading ‘inspectors’ to … make shit change. It’s a truth most people don’t want to hear …
On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 5:49 AM, Drou wrote:
Are there no foods left that are safe to eat in the US?
Dispute over drug in feed limiting US meat exports Helena Bottemiller The Food and Environment Reporting Network Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:14 CST © Michaela Rehle / Reuters Fed to an estimated 60 to 80 percent of pigs in the United States, ractopamine has sickened or killed more of them than any other livestock drug on the market.A drug used to keep pigs lean and boost their growth is jeopardizing the nation’s exports of what once was known as “the other white meat.”
The drug, ractopamine hydrochloride, is fed to pigs and other animals right up until slaughter and minute traces have been found in meat. The European Union, China, Taiwan and many others have banned its use, citing concerns about its effect on human health, limiting U.S. meat exports to key markets.
Although few Americans outside of the livestock industry have ever heard of ractopamine, the feed additive is controversial. Fed to an estimated 60 to 80 percent of pigs in the United States, it has sickened or killed more of them than any other livestock drug on the market, an investigation of Food and Drug Administration records shows. Cattle and turkeys have also suffered high numbers of illnesses from the drug.
Growing concern over sick animals in the nation’s food supply sparked a California law banning the sale and slaughter of livestock unable to walk, but that law was struck down by the Supreme Court Monday. Meat producers had sued to overturn California’s ban, arguing that the state could not supercede federal rules on meat production. The court agreed.
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