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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.
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We signed the “Ensure the Welfare of Farm Animals and the Safety of Our Children!” petition!
# 6,650:
7:45 pm PDT, Apr 30,
Lauren Martinson, California
# 6,649:
7:39 pm PDT, Apr 30,
Suzanne Ostebo, Washington
# 6,648:
7:04 pm PDT, Apr 30,
Brenna McGowan, California
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6:59 pm PDT, Apr 30,
Tara Blackmon, South Carolina
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5:33 pm PDT, Apr 30,
Name not displayed, Louisiana
# 6,645:
5:20 pm PDT, Apr 30,
Barry Parks, New Mexico
# 6,644:
5:01 pm PDT, Apr 30,
James Cilek, Minnesota
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2:14 pm PDT, Apr 30,
George Walberg, West Virginia
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12:23 pm PDT, Apr 30,
Debby Larkin, Massachusetts
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11:17 am PDT, Apr 30,
Tina Mixon, Mississippi
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8:38 am PDT, Apr 30,
Lindsey Peden, Georgia
# 6,639:
8:34 am PDT, Apr 30,
Christi Brockway, California
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8:22 am PDT, Apr 30,
Wisconsin Winter, California
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7:50 am PDT, Apr 30,
O.C. Oliveira, Rhode Island
# 6,636:
7:49 am PDT, Apr 30,
Heather Burland, Texas
# 6,635:
7:28 am PDT, Apr 30,
Karissa Hadas, Florida
it sux
it sux
# 6,634:
6:26 am PDT, Apr 30,
Sherri Stern, Texas
# 6,633:
6:23 am PDT, Apr 30,
Charlene Williams, Texas
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6:21 am PDT, Apr 30,
Name not displayed, Indiana
There's nothing to say other than the people should be punished for inflicting pain and all inhumane treatment of these animals. Yes. CRUEL and INHUMANE that sums it up. Can't be much plainer and NON-political than that!
There's nothing to say other than the people should be punished for inflicting pain and all inhumane treatment of these animals. Yes. CRUEL and INHUMANE that sums it up. Can't be much plainer and NON-political than that!
# 6,631:
4:43 am PDT, Apr 30,
Shamana Lee, New York
# 6,630:
4:25 am PDT, Apr 30,
Crystal Smith, Louisiana
# 6,629:
8:16 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Samantha Trosky, Illinois
# 6,628:
8:15 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Vicki Eighmey, Wisconsin
# 6,627:
6:58 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Lynne Reiss, Massachusetts
# 6,626:
6:14 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Janine Kondreck, Colorado
# 6,625:
5:59 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Andrew Froehle, Minnesota
It looks to me on tv that most of the abusers are illeagle allians and George Bush wants to make 20,000,000 of the bastards leagle allians. This is as craxy an idea that I ever heard of but it will make George Bushes gronies richer.
It looks to me on tv that most of the abusers are illeagle allians and George Bush wants to make 20,000,000 of the bastards leagle allians. This is as craxy an idea that I ever heard of but it will make George Bushes gronies richer.
# 6,624:
5:23 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Robert Brown, North Carolina
what if you were the animal ?
what if you were the animal ?
# 6,623:
5:19 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Kevin Jennifer Tuffo, North Carolina
# 6,622:
5:13 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Lynda Johnson, Arizona
# 6,621:
5:07 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Carol Brennan, Georgia
Why would a company that allows the incredible mistreatment/abuse of animals even be considered for a contract to provide meat to our children. Where are the agencies that are supposed to be monitoring such companies? And how does a company allow such mistreatment to begin with? How does the employer and the employees condone such treatment? Whose job is it to inspect outgoing shipments? How do these people live with themselves? All those involved with this heinous practice should be held accountable including government agencies that avert their eyes. That innocent children are put in harms way because of greed, probably corruption, and I could go on and on, is reprehensible. Such practices should be stopped, not only with Westland/Hallmark Meat Company but with all processing companies. And the government agencies should be held accountable for their part in overseeing, or in this particular case, not overseeing. Carol Brennan
Why would a company that allows the incredible mistreatment/abuse of animals even be considered for a contract to provide meat to our children. Where are the agencies that are supposed to be monitoring such companies? And how does a company allow such mistreatment to begin with? How does the employer and the employees condone such treatment? Whose job is it to inspect outgoing shipments? How do these people live with themselves? All those involved with this heinous practice should be held accountable including government agencies that avert their eyes. That innocent children are put in harms way because of greed, probably corruption, and I could go on and on, is reprehensible. Such practices should be stopped, not only with Westland/Hallmark Meat Company but with all processing companies. And the government agencies should be held accountable for their part in overseeing, or in this particular case, not overseeing. Carol Brennan
# 6,620:
4:41 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Nancy Taylor, Washington
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4:40 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Tucker Bailey, North Carolina
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2:24 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Andrea De Nicolo, Italy
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12:36 pm PDT, Apr 29,
Maryanne Fox, Oregon
I urge you to make today a day of compassion.
I urge you to make today a day of compassion.
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10:55 am PDT, Apr 29,
Meghan Dutton, Ohio
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10:07 am PDT, Apr 29,
Angela Robinson, United Kingdom
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9:54 am PDT, Apr 29,
Sean Gee, Washington D.C.
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9:55 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Leah Lefler, Virginia
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6:15 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Malinda Pelkey, Washington
# 6,611:
5:16 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Laura Regalado, New Jersey
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5:11 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Veronica Schinker, Nebraska
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2:42 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Lisa Wagner, Michigan
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1:45 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Sarah Fizpatrick, Michigan
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11:19 am PDT, Apr 28,
Jessica Fitzsimmons, Illinois
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10:40 am PDT, Apr 28,
Gloria J. Howard, Arizona
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9:40 am PDT, Apr 28,
Moe Williams, Florida
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9:09 am PDT, Apr 28,
Patrycja Ryszka, Poland
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9:07 am PDT, Apr 28,
Aline Devleeschouwer, Belgium
# 6,602:
8:56 am PDT, Apr 28,
Angie Arnold, Colorado
# 6,601:
8:45 am PDT, Apr 28,
Heather Wright, Ohio