Cattle Rack Rancher
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Before I get into this, I was doing a lookup on BSE and now as a result I know how to give myself A Breast Self Exam. :shock: :lol: :lol: Who knew that BSE stood for anything else but Mad Cow disease.
There has been some question as to why some Canadians feel that there might have been a bit of foul play going on as far as the BSE issue goes. I'm not looking to start a big fight (Lord knows we've had enough of those on this site). I just want to lay out the evidence and see what everyone thinks.
April 2003- Canadian Cattlemen magazine publishes an editorial on R-CALF and how they are pushing to tighten restrictions on Canadian cattle flowing into the US.
May 2003-Marwyn Peaster, a transplanted Mississippi catfish farmer loads up a cow showing obvious signs of disease and tries to have it slaughtered. He is told at no less than 3 slaughter plants that it is not fit for human consumption but keeps trying until he finds a slaughter plant that will slaughter the animal. ( What do you think. Is this an action that would be taken by a farmer in the US?)
May 20 2003- Canada announces that it has discovered a case of BSE in its herd. Borders instantly shut. Marwyn Peaster's herd is slaughtered and he is compensated in full while all other cattleman see prices plummet to record lows.
December 2003- Just as it seems the border to the US is about to open, another cow is discovered in Washington State with BSE. It is labelled as a downer and tested, although the story later comes out that the cow walked in under its own power. (This kind of begs the question why was it tested?)
And of course then we have the R-CALF threatened lawsuit this spring which was kind of the last nail in the coffin for Canadian producers.
What do you think? A masterfully planned conspiracy or just coincidence?
There has been some question as to why some Canadians feel that there might have been a bit of foul play going on as far as the BSE issue goes. I'm not looking to start a big fight (Lord knows we've had enough of those on this site). I just want to lay out the evidence and see what everyone thinks.
April 2003- Canadian Cattlemen magazine publishes an editorial on R-CALF and how they are pushing to tighten restrictions on Canadian cattle flowing into the US.
May 2003-Marwyn Peaster, a transplanted Mississippi catfish farmer loads up a cow showing obvious signs of disease and tries to have it slaughtered. He is told at no less than 3 slaughter plants that it is not fit for human consumption but keeps trying until he finds a slaughter plant that will slaughter the animal. ( What do you think. Is this an action that would be taken by a farmer in the US?)
May 20 2003- Canada announces that it has discovered a case of BSE in its herd. Borders instantly shut. Marwyn Peaster's herd is slaughtered and he is compensated in full while all other cattleman see prices plummet to record lows.
December 2003- Just as it seems the border to the US is about to open, another cow is discovered in Washington State with BSE. It is labelled as a downer and tested, although the story later comes out that the cow walked in under its own power. (This kind of begs the question why was it tested?)
And of course then we have the R-CALF threatened lawsuit this spring which was kind of the last nail in the coffin for Canadian producers.
What do you think? A masterfully planned conspiracy or just coincidence?