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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!
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Monika V, France
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Mike Pert, New York
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Joe Tobia, New York
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Arline Wrecker, New York
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Jeff Fischman, New Jersey
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Hon.Howard Birnbaum, New York
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Frank Kunkel, New York
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Yariv Leers, New York
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Seth Stern, New Jersey
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Jessica Rudoni, Michigan
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Lorrin Maughan, Washington
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Jane Sunshine, New York
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Angela Cochran, Kentucky
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Joshua Heller, Ohio
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Bota Mariana, Romania
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Stan Florin catalin, Romania
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Kristin McCord, Texas
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Rebecca Flannery, Kentucky
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Victoria Wintermyer, Maryland
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MARIA ROMANO, New York
WHEN I WAS A YOUNG CHILD I GOT INFECTED WITH THE E COLI BACTERIA AND ALMOST DIED. E COLI IS SERIOUS. I GOT HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME MORE SHOULD BE DONE TO PREVENT
WHEN I WAS A YOUNG CHILD I GOT INFECTED WITH THE E COLI BACTERIA AND ALMOST DIED. E COLI IS SERIOUS. I GOT HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME MORE SHOULD BE DONE TO PREVENT
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Nadine Knobloch, Germany
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Ingrid Marx, Wisconsin
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Sara Lawrence, Missouri
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Kurt Van kleef, Belgium
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Isabelle Pattyn, Belgium
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Annelies Ooms, Belgium
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James Klich II, North Carolina
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Rebecca Postanowicz, Virginia
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Ulrike Werner, Germany
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6:07 pm PDT, Jun 1,
Rev Elijah Stutes, Hawaii
May God help us before we destroy this whole world. And the cloning of animals is a sin!!! My food comes from God not a lab!!!
May God help us before we destroy this whole world. And the cloning of animals is a sin!!! My food comes from God not a lab!!!
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3:55 pm PDT, Jun 1,
Gretchen Roberts, New York
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Shannon Miller, Pennsylvania
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Glenda Jasper, California
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Kathy Babice, Florida
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DAWN CULLIN, New York
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Heidi Breinhild, Denmark
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Linda Bonura, Louisiana