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Christopher

Christopher

Portland, OR
November 2002

JAN 02, 2005 08:26 PM

Canadian officials have confirmed a second case of mad cow disease in a dairy cow in Alberta. This follows a U.S.D.A. recommendation that the border be reopened to allow Canadian livestock to enter the United States.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that the border could be opened in March. Despite learning of the new suspected case, the Bush administration said the next day that it would stand by its decision to renew Canadian cattle imports, expressing confidence that public health measures in both countries will protect U.S. livestock and consumers. […]

Under the WHO guidelines, Harrison said, a country with a cattle population of 5.5 million head over 24 months of age like Canada could have 11 cases of mad cow during a consecutive 12-month period and still be considered a minimal risk country.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said the infected cow did not enter the human food or animal feed supply and posed no risk to the public.

Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin spoke to President Bush on Friday about the new suspected case. Martin sought assurances that it would not mean a re-closure of the U.S. border to Canadian beef imports, and Bush assured him that his administration is committed to keeping the border open, a Canadian official said on condition of anonymity.


The beef industry, along with the USDA, believe that another case of mad cow disease within the United States is likely.

misguidedd

misguidedd

Edmonton, AB
November 2003

JAN 02, 2005 08:28 PM

re-opening this border is the only possible silver lining to me in the loss of the presidential election. Kerry would never have been so plainly reasonable and non-ridiculous on this issue, as was stated publically.

FreakPirate

FreakPirate

Canada
November 2002

JAN 02, 2005 08:31 PM

Blah blah blah... Like I keep saying... I'll actually worry about mad cow disease when I die from it or know someone who has.

vanillakinky

vanillakinky

Chapel Hill, NC
July 2002

JAN 02, 2005 08:34 PM

what was he/she mad about?...................I'm sorry

AceTracer

acetracer

Hollywood, FL
January 2004

JAN 02, 2005 08:39 PM

You silly Canadians with your SARS and Mad Cow; you're lucky it's too cold up there for any germs to do real damage.

ninetysevencents

ninetysevencents

Rochester, NY
August 2003

JAN 02, 2005 08:40 PM

vanillakinky said:
what was he/she mad about?...................I'm sorry



*shrug*
Being slaughtered and turned into a "happy meal"?

FreakPirate

FreakPirate

Canada
November 2002

JAN 02, 2005 08:42 PM

AceTracer said:
You silly Canadians with your SARS and Mad Cow; you're lucky it's too cold up there for any germs to do real damage.



We're not paranoid weenies like the rest of the world. No bullshit lameass disease can kill me.

Cigarette

Cigarette

Cleveland, OH
April 2004

JAN 02, 2005 08:44 PM

When asked why he was mad, the cow replied, "Dude. I'm in Canada."

MisterGraves

MisterGraves

Portland, OR
November 2003

JAN 02, 2005 08:51 PM

AceTracer said:
You silly Canadians with your SARS and Mad Cow; you're lucky it's too cold up there for any germs to do real damage.



Heh, good thing those aren't germs, then.

boggs

boggs

Vancouver, BC
February 2004

JAN 02, 2005 08:53 PM

Cigarette said:
When asked why he was mad, the cow replied, "Dude. I'm in Canada."




Cow: "I'm going to OHIO!!!???!!"

MrZablowdowski

MrZablowdowski

Edmonton, AB
December 2002

JAN 02, 2005 08:55 PM

Everyone knows canada is unsafe and unclean.

cthav

cthav

USA
August 2004

JAN 02, 2005 09:00 PM

How about - not eating cows.

Fahrvergnugen

Fahrvergnugen

Calgary, AB
December 2003

JAN 02, 2005 09:03 PM

I've lived in Alberta my whole life, and even though its the beef capital..i perfer vegetables.

Pav

Pav

I'm lost
February 2004

JAN 02, 2005 09:07 PM

Two cases of mad cow out of a pool of millions? Big deal. I take more of a risk go outside to check my mail. And it's not like my bills are juicy and delicious either.

Artsitis

Artsitis

Canada
December 2004

JAN 02, 2005 09:08 PM

I was rather shocked when I read a study on BSE (Mad Cow) that had plainly stated that not only was it not contageous, it wasn't even a disease...

Apparently (and I'm sure some would disagree, but the study and the evidence presented made a VERY solid case for it), it's caused by certain elements ingested, which cause a chemical reaction in the body that corrodes the brain.

Mad Cow Stuff that may or may not be crap (I lost the original article, or it may have been in print... this def. isn't the perfect reference)

MrStitches

MrStitches

Brooklyn, NY
November 2003

JAN 02, 2005 09:14 PM

cthav said:
How about - not eating cows.



Yeah, no one ever got sick from a vegetable before.

effstop

effstop

Las Vegas, NV
June 2004

JAN 02, 2005 09:24 PM

If God didn't want us to eat animals, then why did he make them taste so good? wink

Oracle

Oracle

Courtenay, BC
September 2003

JAN 02, 2005 09:28 PM

FreakPirate said:

AceTracer said:
You silly Canadians with your SARS and Mad Cow; you're lucky it's too cold up there for any germs to do real damage.



We're not paranoid weenies like the rest of the world. No bullshit lameass disease can kill me.




I was in Toronto during the outbreak, I have a great story about it

remusisdying

remusisdying

Brighton, MA
March 2004

JAN 02, 2005 09:29 PM

Artsitis said:
I was rather shocked when I read a study on BSE (Mad Cow) that had plainly stated that not only was it not contageous, it wasn't even a disease...

Apparently (and I'm sure some would disagree, but the study and the evidence presented made a VERY solid case for it), it's caused by certain elements ingested, which cause a chemical reaction in the body that corrodes the brain.

Mad Cow Stuff that may or may not be crap (I lost the original article, or it may have been in print... this def. isn't the perfect reference)



well, bse is 'contagious' only if a prion protein is ingested. accumulation of those proteins, however, does cause disease. so, while the abnormal prion protein itself is not a disease, its accumulation can manifest into a degenerative neural disease.

Sivart

Sivart

Saskatoon, SK
June 2004

JAN 02, 2005 09:31 PM

i'm just waiting for someone to realize that we shouldn't be putting ground up cow into cow feed...

i mean, it's been determined that a probable cause of bse and jsd (or whatever the human version of it is called) is cannibalism...

One_Pure_Thought

One_Pure_Thought

East Greenwich, RI
October 2003

JAN 02, 2005 09:31 PM

COWTIP CANADA!

doctorspooky

doctorspooky

Ituna, SK
September 2003

JAN 02, 2005 09:36 PM

It was a Dairy Cow. We don't even eat those ones. We just milk them.

MisterGraves

MisterGraves

Portland, OR
November 2003

JAN 02, 2005 09:45 PM

Amadeus said:
It was a Dairy Cow. We don't even eat those ones. We just milk them.



Not true
*edited in case you don't want to follow the link, since it's mostly about drugging-up dairy cattle

"Sad but true, 90 percent of downed animals in the US are dairy cows. Much of the meat culled from downed cows is ground into hamburger."

However, I wish vegetarians and vegans would just stay out of these threads so that the fool meat-eaters wouldn't make snarky comebacks.

[Edited on Jan 02, 2005 9:47PM]

[Edited on Jan 02, 2005 9:48PM]

Oracle

Oracle

Courtenay, BC
September 2003

JAN 02, 2005 09:55 PM

Amadeus said:
It was a Dairy Cow. We don't even eat those ones. We just milk them.



maybe YOU don't eat dairy cows

Oracle

Oracle

Courtenay, BC
September 2003

JAN 02, 2005 09:55 PM

stoopid me

[Edited on Jan 02, 2005 by Oracle]

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