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<blockquote data-quote="john250" data-source="post: 703630" data-attributes="member: 4406"><p>My environ-mental friend just forwarded this email to me.</p><p>I haven't searched the forums, but it seems this was discussed here before. It is supposedly from a TAMU prof.</p><p>I did a quick Snopes.com and didn't find anything. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>MUST Read about McDonalds It's time to act.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm sure those of you who aren't in the cattle business don't understand the</p><p>issues here. But to those of us</p><p>whose living depends on the cattle market, selling cattle, raising the best</p><p>beef possible.... This is frustrating.</p><p>This will keep me from ever stopping there again, even for a softdrink.</p><p>The original message is from the Texas Cattle Feeders Association</p><p>American cattle producers are very passionate about this. Right now there are monopolistic issues facing the cattle industry and hearings are going on. But, not everyone can attend those hearings. It's time to boycott McDonalds until they start only serving American beef. People in the cattle industry are facing lower prices for their stock and many are on the verge of going out of business just like in dairy farming.</p><p></p><p></p><p>McDonald's claims that there is not enough beef in the USA to support their</p><p>restaurants. Well, we know that is not so. Our opinion is they are looking</p><p>to save money at our expense. The sad thing of it is that the people of the</p><p>USA are the ones who made McDonald's successful in the first place, but we</p><p>are not good enough to provide beef.</p><p></p><p></p><p>We personally are no longer eating at McDonald's, which I am sure does not</p><p>make an impact, but if we pass this around maybe there will be a n impact</p><p>felt.</p><p></p><p></p><p>All Americans that sell cows at a livestock auction barn had to sign a paper</p><p>stating that we do NOT EVER feed our cows any part of another cow. South</p><p>Americans are not required to do this as of yet.</p><p></p><p></p><p>McDonald's has announced that they are going to start importing much of</p><p>their beef from South America .. The problem is that South Americans aren't</p><p>under the same regulations as American beef producers, and the regulations</p><p>they have are loosely controlled.</p><p></p><p></p><p>They can spray numerous pesticides on their pastures that have been banned</p><p>here at home because of residues found in the beef. They can also use</p><p>various hormones and growth regulators that we can't. The American public</p><p>needs to be aware of this problem and that they may be putting themselves at</p><p>risk from now on by eating at good old McDonald's..</p><p></p><p></p><p>American ranchers raise the highest quality beef in the world and this is</p><p>what Americans deserve to eat. Not beef from countries where quality is</p><p>loosely controlled. Therefore, I am proposing a boycott of</p><p>McDonald's until they see the light.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm sorry but everything is not always about the bottom line, and when it</p><p>comes to jeopardizing my family's health, that is where I draw the line.</p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I am sending this note to about thirty people. If each of you send it to at</p><p>least ten more (30 x 10 = 300) ...</p><p>and those 300 send it to at l east ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000) ... and so</p><p>on, by the time the message reaches the sixth generation of people, we will</p><p>have reached over THREE MILLION consumers!</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'll bet you didn't think you and I had that much potential, did you? Acting</p><p>together we can make a</p><p></p><p></p><p>difference. If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on..</p><p></p><p></p><p>David W. Forrest, Ph.D ., PAS, Dipl.</p><p>ACAP Department of Animal Science</p><p>Texas A&M University</p><p>Phone (979) 845-3560</p><p>Fax (979) 862-3399</p><p>2471 TAMU College Station , TX 77843-2471</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="john250, post: 703630, member: 4406"] My environ-mental friend just forwarded this email to me. I haven't searched the forums, but it seems this was discussed here before. It is supposedly from a TAMU prof. I did a quick Snopes.com and didn't find anything. MUST Read about McDonalds It's time to act. I'm sure those of you who aren't in the cattle business don't understand the issues here. But to those of us whose living depends on the cattle market, selling cattle, raising the best beef possible.... This is frustrating. This will keep me from ever stopping there again, even for a softdrink. The original message is from the Texas Cattle Feeders Association American cattle producers are very passionate about this. Right now there are monopolistic issues facing the cattle industry and hearings are going on. But, not everyone can attend those hearings. It's time to boycott McDonalds until they start only serving American beef. People in the cattle industry are facing lower prices for their stock and many are on the verge of going out of business just like in dairy farming. McDonald's claims that there is not enough beef in the USA to support their restaurants. Well, we know that is not so. Our opinion is they are looking to save money at our expense. The sad thing of it is that the people of the USA are the ones who made McDonald's successful in the first place, but we are not good enough to provide beef. We personally are no longer eating at McDonald's, which I am sure does not make an impact, but if we pass this around maybe there will be a n impact felt. All Americans that sell cows at a livestock auction barn had to sign a paper stating that we do NOT EVER feed our cows any part of another cow. South Americans are not required to do this as of yet. McDonald's has announced that they are going to start importing much of their beef from South America .. The problem is that South Americans aren't under the same regulations as American beef producers, and the regulations they have are loosely controlled. They can spray numerous pesticides on their pastures that have been banned here at home because of residues found in the beef. They can also use various hormones and growth regulators that we can't. The American public needs to be aware of this problem and that they may be putting themselves at risk from now on by eating at good old McDonald's.. American ranchers raise the highest quality beef in the world and this is what Americans deserve to eat. Not beef from countries where quality is loosely controlled. Therefore, I am proposing a boycott of McDonald's until they see the light. I'm sorry but everything is not always about the bottom line, and when it comes to jeopardizing my family's health, that is where I draw the line. I am sending this note to about thirty people. If each of you send it to at least ten more (30 x 10 = 300) ... and those 300 send it to at l east ten more (300 x 10 = 3,000) ... and so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth generation of people, we will have reached over THREE MILLION consumers! I'll bet you didn't think you and I had that much potential, did you? Acting together we can make a difference. If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on.. David W. Forrest, Ph.D ., PAS, Dipl. ACAP Department of Animal Science Texas A&M University Phone (979) 845-3560 Fax (979) 862-3399 2471 TAMU College Station , TX 77843-2471 [/QUOTE]
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