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Ensure the Welfare of Farm Animals and the Safety of Our Children!
Target: U.S. Government Accountability OfficeSponsored by: Care2
In the end of January, the Humane Society of the United States released a horrific undercover video of gross mistreatment of cows at the Westland/Hallmark Meat Company in California.
The video showed non-ambulatory (or "downer") cows being shoved, shocked and forced to stand up in order to pass federal slaughterhouse inspection. Meat from these "downer" cows presents a higher risk of E. coli and salmonella and is banned from entering the food supply under federal law.
Shockingly, this company is one of the top suppliers of beef to the National School Lunch Program! This potentially unsafe meat that comes from abused animals could have gone to feed our children at school.
U.S. Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), George Miller (D-CA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) have submitted a letter to the Government Accountability Office, asking for thorough examination of three main areas:
Please sign the petition today to ensure the welfare of our farm animals and the safety of our children.
The video showed non-ambulatory (or "downer") cows being shoved, shocked and forced to stand up in order to pass federal slaughterhouse inspection. Meat from these "downer" cows presents a higher risk of E. coli and salmonella and is banned from entering the food supply under federal law.
Shockingly, this company is one of the top suppliers of beef to the National School Lunch Program! This potentially unsafe meat that comes from abused animals could have gone to feed our children at school.
U.S. Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), George Miller (D-CA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) have submitted a letter to the Government Accountability Office, asking for thorough examination of three main areas:
- The process for protecting our students from dangerous food,
- How quickly and accurately schools can assess and pull potentially contaminated products, and
- The information, guidance and resources about inspections, suppliers' histories, and safe handling practices the USDA provides to local authorities.
Sign Petition! see who signed this
We signed the “Ensure the Welfare of Farm Animals and the Safety of Our Children!” petition!
# 50:
12:01 am PST, Feb 21,
Tabitha Woodson, Tennessee
# 49:
10:21 pm PST, Feb 20,
Martha Rickman, California
# 48:
10:02 pm PST, Feb 20,
Robert Redmon, Ohio
# 47:
9:42 pm PST, Feb 20,
Maria Kotovych, Canada
# 46:
9:30 pm PST, Feb 20,
Jennifer Posanka, Illinois
# 45:
9:30 pm PST, Feb 20,
Jeanne Macdonald, Canada
Barbaric! This company should be shut down and never permitted to operate again.
Barbaric! This company should be shut down and never permitted to operate again.
# 44:
9:27 pm PST, Feb 20,
Anamari Mazpule, Florida
# 43:
9:17 pm PST, Feb 20,
Gloria Guerra, New Jersey
# 42:
9:08 pm PST, Feb 20,
Name not displayed, Michigan
# 41:
8:28 pm PST, Feb 20,
Lynne Goodwin, Australia
# 40:
8:12 pm PST, Feb 20,
Name not displayed, Maine
# 39:
8:10 pm PST, Feb 20,
Carol Walker, Indiana
# 38:
7:17 pm PST, Feb 20,
Julie Washburn, Arkansas
# 37:
7:08 pm PST, Feb 20,
Terry O'Neal, Virginia
# 36:
7:07 pm PST, Feb 20,
Dolores Whitley, Delaware
It is with great pleasure that I sign this petition. It is a disgrace what those animals have been put through... a DISGRACE! I hope ALL meat processing plants are watched as well & these awful practices are stopped once & for all.
It is with great pleasure that I sign this petition. It is a disgrace what those animals have been put through... a DISGRACE! I hope ALL meat processing plants are watched as well & these awful practices are stopped once & for all.
# 35:
6:57 pm PST, Feb 20,
Eva Gold, Massachusetts
# 34:
6:20 pm PST, Feb 20,
Suey Sivula, New Zealand
# 32:
6:08 pm PST, Feb 20,
Peggy Singh, California
# 31:
5:48 pm PST, Feb 20,
Candy LeBlanc, California
# 30:
5:47 pm PST, Feb 20,
Jason Bowman, California
# 29:
5:46 pm PST, Feb 20,
Samantha Hastings, Minnesota
That is so sick!
That is so sick!
# 28:
5:36 pm PST, Feb 20,
Vanessa Gutierrez, California
# 27:
5:36 pm PST, Feb 20,
Stephanie Elmore, United Kingdom
# 26:
5:23 pm PST, Feb 20,
Emily Bielawski, Illinois
# 25:
5:12 pm PST, Feb 20,
Karen Gray, Indiana
# 24:
5:10 pm PST, Feb 20,
Roxanne Mehl, Wisconsin
ensure the welfare of farm animals and safety of our children!
ensure the welfare of farm animals and safety of our children!
# 23:
4:50 pm PST, Feb 20,
Carol Neary, Indiana
# 22:
4:47 pm PST, Feb 20,
Dawn Midgley, New Jersey
# 21:
4:41 pm PST, Feb 20,
Sandra Stubbs, Delaware
# 20:
4:35 pm PST, Feb 20,
Kathryn Mccormick, Canada
I believe there is a special place in hell for people who abuse their power and treat vulnerable beings with such cruelty and brutality. Shame!!!
I believe there is a special place in hell for people who abuse their power and treat vulnerable beings with such cruelty and brutality. Shame!!!
# 19:
4:28 pm PST, Feb 20,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 18:
4:23 pm PST, Feb 20,
Laura Zanoli, Italy
# 17:
3:52 pm PST, Feb 20,
Cammila Garcia, Florida
PLEASE STOP KILLING ANIMALS!!!! we could live without meat!!! please stop animal torture and save the world
PLEASE STOP KILLING ANIMALS!!!! we could live without meat!!! please stop animal torture and save the world
# 16:
3:48 pm PST, Feb 20,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 15:
3:30 pm PST, Feb 20,
Name not displayed, Georgia
# 14:
3:25 pm PST, Feb 20,
Kelly Martin, Illinois
# 13:
3:24 pm PST, Feb 20,
LuAnn Drost, New York
I can't even comment I'm so disgusted I hope there comes a time when people can have a conscience and stop taking out their impotence on innocent animals. Once again the almighty dollar is more important than dignity and life.
I can't even comment I'm so disgusted I hope there comes a time when people can have a conscience and stop taking out their impotence on innocent animals. Once again the almighty dollar is more important than dignity and life.
# 12:
3:22 pm PST, Feb 20,
Heather Barss, New Hampshire
This is absolutely disgusting! Why would anyone do this to these poor animals?
This is absolutely disgusting! Why would anyone do this to these poor animals?
# 11:
3:21 pm PST, Feb 20,
Amber Pfeiffer, California
It's bad enough the highly industrialized meat industry is inherently cruel to animals without this going on. Meat should not be cheap! You get what you pay for and animals suffer. Treat the animals right and people who eat animals should be willing to pay more for the meat
It's bad enough the highly industrialized meat industry is inherently cruel to animals without this going on. Meat should not be cheap! You get what you pay for and animals suffer. Treat the animals right and people who eat animals should be willing to pay more for the meat
# 10:
3:15 pm PST, Feb 20,
Ruth Coats, Arkansas
It is hard to watch the report about these poor cows. How sad that they are treated this way. and what kind of person would use a sick animal for food, expecially school children. This is so sad. so sad...
It is hard to watch the report about these poor cows. How sad that they are treated this way. and what kind of person would use a sick animal for food, expecially school children. This is so sad. so sad...
# 9:
3:14 pm PST, Feb 20,
Name not displayed, Australia
# 8:
3:12 pm PST, Feb 20,
Renee Frias, California
# 7:
3:09 pm PST, Feb 20,
Laura Weatherup, United Kingdom
# 6:
3:09 pm PST, Feb 20,
Karin Reynolds, North Carolina
They should be in jail right beside the dog killer M. Vick and be closed down permanently, what a bunch of inhuman jerks.
They should be in jail right beside the dog killer M. Vick and be closed down permanently, what a bunch of inhuman jerks.
# 5:
3:00 pm PST, Feb 20,
Bryan Day, Florida
# 4:
2:59 pm PST, Feb 20,
Ghislaine Rodecker, California
# 3:
2:56 pm PST, Feb 20,
Tom Mcbride, New York
# 2:
2:53 pm PST, Feb 20,
Peggy Wrazen, New York
# 1:
2:51 pm PST, Feb 20,
Emily Rose, California