A must read. The Cyberactivist. One paragraph reads:
"My name is Dave Louthan. I'm the guy who shot that mad
cow in Moses Lake. I have talked to dozens of reporters about all this
trouble and they have done a pretty good job getting the story out I
guess. The USDA appears to be on the run but I still have a lot of work
to do. My main problem now is informing people about the splitting saws
we use to split the cow carcass in half. You see every beef slaughtered
is split right down the middle from tail to neck. This means that a band
saw cuts right down the exact center of the spine cutting the spinal
cord in half the long way. There are hot water jets spraying on the
blade at the guides to clean off the fat, blood, and bone dust. As the
blade cuts down through the spinal cord little bits are torn out and mix
with this hot water slurry which runs all over the beef inside and out
totally contaminating the meat. When the butcher starts cutting the
steaks and roasts with his knife or saw this contamination is smeared
across every cut he makes. So as you can see it doesn't matter if it's
hamburger or filet mignon it's is contaminated. Please help me warn the
unsuspecting consumer. Thank you for your time."
Check it out at:
The Cyberactivist
http://www.cyberactivist.blogspot.com/
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