Thread: "Downer" Cows banned

Originally Posted by Nuckle

I wonder if the price of beer will go up?

They're actually trying to pass a law in Scotland that would set a minimum price on alcohol so that it could not be sold cheaply so as to discourage alcohol abuse.

Originally Posted by Consultant

Originally Posted by flame

Most reputible auction barns and slaughter house wouldn't take down cows to begin with. They might use them in dog food though.

Or Taco Bell.

taco bell doesn't use all "downer" cows, just the ones they know are 100% sick.

Speaking of which, why do people buy shit like exlax? for 89 cents you can go to taco bell and get the same, and probably more tasty

Taco Villa > Taco Bell

In Texas it is already illegal to unload down cows. If you go to any sale barn there are large signs posted that no down cows will be unloaded. I am sure that like anything there are places that dont run legit.

Now yes downer cows pose a threat but HR 875 goes way too far. This bill is a violation of freedoms and takes away our rights. Basically you will not be able to grow any food without a government permit. It does not matter if you grow one ear of corn or 1 billion you will have to have a permit. No more home gardens. This is communism, people call me crazy but if I want to grow my own food, which I grow some, I damn well aint gonna get a permit. They will regulate what,how much, etc you can grow. Texas needs to suceed, I'm not talking out my ass, here is the bill as introduced.


http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill...?bill=h111-875

Originally Posted by flame

Now yes downer cows pose a threat but HR 875 goes way too far. This bill is a violation of freedoms and takes away our rights. Basically you will not be able to grow any food without a government permit. It does not matter if you grow one ear of corn or 1 billion you will have to have a permit. No more home gardens. This is communism, people call me crazy but if I want to grow my own food, which I grow some, I damn well aint gonna get a permit. They will regulate what,how much, etc you can grow. Texas needs to suceed, I'm not talking out my ass, here is the bill as introduced.


http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill...?bill=h111-875

using that exact webiste i bring you:

In General- Any food establishment or foreign food establishment engaged in manufacturing, processing, packing, or holding food for consumption in the United States shall register annually with the Administrator

(13) FOOD ESTABLISHMENT-

(A) IN GENERAL- The term ‘food establishment’ means a slaughterhouse (except those regulated under the Federal Meat Inspection Act or the Poultry Products Inspection Act), factory, warehouse, or facility owned or operated by a person located in any State that processes food or a facility that holds, stores, or transports food or food ingredients.

(B) EXCLUSIONS- For the purposes of registration, the term ‘food establishment’ does not include a food production facility as defined in paragraph (14), restaurant, other retail food establishment, nonprofit food establishment in which food is prepared for or served directly to the consumer, or fishing vessel (other than a fishing vessel engaged in processing, as that term is defined in section 123.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations).

and note if your growing your own food, for your consumption that would qualify as a nonprofit food establishment.

Lastly from just the little i've read i must see it differently, because to me it means more like a company thats produces food (like a tyson etc etc) then individuals

also

(14) FOOD PRODUCTION FACILITY- The term ‘food production facility’ means any farm, ranch, orchard, vineyard, aquaculture facility, or confined animal-feeding operation.

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