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Cat Protector wrote:
I don't really think there is much to worry about. The government has said "The Government" has said a lot of things. Have any of them been true? that was the only cow affected by the Mad Cow disease. Supposedly it was a dairy cow which they are now saying was from Canada. When Canada had a case, some months back, they had evidence that the cow may have come from the U.S. It wasn't a certainty then, and the U.S. claim isn't a certainty now. The one constant is governments' ability to point fingers at others and deny blame. Yes, I'm Canadian. Any day we expect to hear Colin Powell on the television saying that Canadian cows are hiding weapons of mass destruction. (:-|) Jetadiah & his Hooman, Fred. |
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Cat Protector wrote:
I don't really think there is much to worry about. The government has said "The Government" has said a lot of things. Have any of them been true? that was the only cow affected by the Mad Cow disease. Supposedly it was a dairy cow which they are now saying was from Canada. When Canada had a case, some months back, they had evidence that the cow may have come from the U.S. It wasn't a certainty then, and the U.S. claim isn't a certainty now. The one constant is governments' ability to point fingers at others and deny blame. Yes, I'm Canadian. Any day we expect to hear Colin Powell on the television saying that Canadian cows are hiding weapons of mass destruction. (:-|) Jetadiah & his Hooman, Fred. |
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frlpwr wrote:
Alan Sandoval wrote: (snip) Do your companions a big favor and check with your vet for a quality dry food appropriate for them. That's fine and dandy if all you feed are a couple of housecats. What about ferals? I use a 25lb bag of dry and around 800 oz. of canned food everyday to feed some 80+ feral cats at various locations in San Francisco. There is no way I can afford to feed premium food at $25.00/bag and $.69/5.5oz can. I care about the ferals every bit as much as I care about the cats that live with me. What would you have me do? You know, it's probably not a real threat and hopefully the authorities are dealing with it in a no-nonsense fashion. If a pet food company is known to be selling food conatining parts of an infected animal, then just buy another brand. You don't have to go "premium." Also, remember that the threat is extremely small, and there are probably many other problems with a cheap brand of cat food that far outweigh the threat of BSE from infected cattle. I wouldn't loose any sleep over it. Jetadiah and his hooman, Fred |
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frlpwr wrote:
Alan Sandoval wrote: (snip) Do your companions a big favor and check with your vet for a quality dry food appropriate for them. That's fine and dandy if all you feed are a couple of housecats. What about ferals? I use a 25lb bag of dry and around 800 oz. of canned food everyday to feed some 80+ feral cats at various locations in San Francisco. There is no way I can afford to feed premium food at $25.00/bag and $.69/5.5oz can. I care about the ferals every bit as much as I care about the cats that live with me. What would you have me do? You know, it's probably not a real threat and hopefully the authorities are dealing with it in a no-nonsense fashion. If a pet food company is known to be selling food conatining parts of an infected animal, then just buy another brand. You don't have to go "premium." Also, remember that the threat is extremely small, and there are probably many other problems with a cheap brand of cat food that far outweigh the threat of BSE from infected cattle. I wouldn't loose any sleep over it. Jetadiah and his hooman, Fred |
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The only things I know about mad cow disease is what I saw on TV and
if I remember correctly, livestock acquires the disease through the addition of bones (for calcium) to their commercial food. Therefore, you might also want to ask about foods containing beef bone, bone meal, or bone powder. If I also remember correctly, mad cow disease is caused by a protein and processing does not destroy this protein. The passage of BSE requires the ingestion of affected parts - of which bones are not part of the issue. Primarily it is brain tissue and central nervous tissue in the spine. It is not a virus, but rather a prion, a much smaller particle than a virus which causes the disease. Globally there have been 153 deaths - 148 of which were in Britain where the human consumption of brain tissue was common. Thanks for the info but according to the site I posted, the disease is transmitted via meat and bones, and that´s what I remember seeing on TV too. I didn´t know the British eat brains. That´s interesting! BTW, a prion is a protein that is capable of reproducing itself somehow. "The Cause of BSE in Great Britain Epidemiological data suggest that BSE in Great Britain is a common-source epidemic involving animal feed containing contaminated meat and bone meal as a protein source. The causative agent is suspected to be from either scrapie- affected sheep or cattle with a previously unidentified TSE. Changes in rendering practices in the late 70's—early 1980's may have potentiated the agent's survival in meat and bone meal." |
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The only things I know about mad cow disease is what I saw on TV and
if I remember correctly, livestock acquires the disease through the addition of bones (for calcium) to their commercial food. Therefore, you might also want to ask about foods containing beef bone, bone meal, or bone powder. If I also remember correctly, mad cow disease is caused by a protein and processing does not destroy this protein. The passage of BSE requires the ingestion of affected parts - of which bones are not part of the issue. Primarily it is brain tissue and central nervous tissue in the spine. It is not a virus, but rather a prion, a much smaller particle than a virus which causes the disease. Globally there have been 153 deaths - 148 of which were in Britain where the human consumption of brain tissue was common. Thanks for the info but according to the site I posted, the disease is transmitted via meat and bones, and that´s what I remember seeing on TV too. I didn´t know the British eat brains. That´s interesting! BTW, a prion is a protein that is capable of reproducing itself somehow. "The Cause of BSE in Great Britain Epidemiological data suggest that BSE in Great Britain is a common-source epidemic involving animal feed containing contaminated meat and bone meal as a protein source. The causative agent is suspected to be from either scrapie- affected sheep or cattle with a previously unidentified TSE. Changes in rendering practices in the late 70's—early 1980's may have potentiated the agent's survival in meat and bone meal." |
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Given that this is the first case of Mad Cow Disease, I'd say our government
has told the truth. It has been said on the news that the Holstein cow was indeed from a herd in Canada. It was slaughtered but it was stated that the beef went to 8 states but that some of the parts of the infected cow that were said to be where the disease appears like the brain and spinal column were not ground up so I would imagine that the cat food companies are not going to have it show up in canned or dry food. I do think that those reporting the news of the Mad Cow scare need to also state that animals other than humans such as cats are at risk. I have seen "human" this and "human" that in regards to this scare but nothing warning that our feline friends can be affected. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Uncle Fred" wrote in message news:KzZHb.3057 "The Government" has said a lot of things. Have any of them been true? that was the only cow affected by the Mad Cow disease. Supposedly it was a dairy cow which they are now saying was from Canada. When Canada had a case, some months back, they had evidence that the cow may have come from the U.S. It wasn't a certainty then, and the U.S. claim isn't a certainty now. The one constant is governments' ability to point fingers at others and deny blame. Yes, I'm Canadian. Any day we expect to hear Colin Powell on the television saying that Canadian cows are hiding weapons of mass destruction. (:-|) Jetadiah & his Hooman, Fred. |
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Given that this is the first case of Mad Cow Disease, I'd say our government
has told the truth. It has been said on the news that the Holstein cow was indeed from a herd in Canada. It was slaughtered but it was stated that the beef went to 8 states but that some of the parts of the infected cow that were said to be where the disease appears like the brain and spinal column were not ground up so I would imagine that the cat food companies are not going to have it show up in canned or dry food. I do think that those reporting the news of the Mad Cow scare need to also state that animals other than humans such as cats are at risk. I have seen "human" this and "human" that in regards to this scare but nothing warning that our feline friends can be affected. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Uncle Fred" wrote in message news:KzZHb.3057 "The Government" has said a lot of things. Have any of them been true? that was the only cow affected by the Mad Cow disease. Supposedly it was a dairy cow which they are now saying was from Canada. When Canada had a case, some months back, they had evidence that the cow may have come from the U.S. It wasn't a certainty then, and the U.S. claim isn't a certainty now. The one constant is governments' ability to point fingers at others and deny blame. Yes, I'm Canadian. Any day we expect to hear Colin Powell on the television saying that Canadian cows are hiding weapons of mass destruction. (:-|) Jetadiah & his Hooman, Fred. |
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