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<blockquote data-quote="arrowhunter" data-source="post: 23616" data-attributes="member: 208"><p>The original message is from the Texas</p><p>>> > Cattle Feeders Association.</p><p>>> > American cattle producers are very passionate about</p><p>>> > this. McDonald's claims</p><p>>> > that there is not enough beef in the USA to support</p><p>>> > their restaurants.</p><p>>> > Well,</p><p>>> > we know that is not so. Our opinion is they are</p><p>>> > looking to save money at</p><p>>> > our</p><p>>> > expense. The sad thing of it is that the people of</p><p>>> > the USA are the ones who</p><p>>> > made McDonald's successful in the first place, but</p><p>>> > we are not good enough</p><p>>> > to</p><p>>> > provide beef.</p><p>>> > We personally are no longer eating at</p><p>>> > McDonald's, which I am sure</p><p>>> > does</p><p>>> > not make an impact, but if we pass this around maybe</p><p>>> > there will be an</p><p>>> > impact</p><p>>> > felt. Please pass it on. Just to add a note, all</p><p>>> > Americans that sell cows</p><p>>> > at</p><p>>> > a livestock auction barn had to sign a paper stating</p><p>>> > that we do NOT EVER</p><p>>> > feed our cows any part of another cow. South</p><p>>> > Americans are not required to</p><p>>> > do this as of yet. McDonald's has announced that</p><p>>> > they are going to start</p><p>>> > importing much of their beef from South America. The</p><p>>> > problem is that South</p><p>>> > Americans aren't under the same regulations as</p><p>>> > American beef producers, and</p><p>>> > the regulations they have are loosely controlled.</p><p>>> ></p><p>>> > They can spray numerous pesticides on their</p><p>>> > pastures that have been</p><p>>> > banned here at home because of residues found in the</p><p>>> > beef. They can also</p><p>>> > use</p><p>>> > various hormones and growth regulators that we</p><p>>> > can't. The American public</p><p>>> > needs to be aware of this problem and that they may</p><p>>> > be putting themselves</p><p>>> > at</p><p>>> > risk from now on by eating at good old McDonald's.</p><p>>> ></p><p>>> > American ranchers raise the highest quality</p><p>> > >beef in the world and</p><p>> > >this</p><p>> > >is what Americans deserve to eat. Not beef from</p><p>> > >countries where quality is</p><p>>> > loosely controlled. Therefore, I am proposing a</p><p>>> > boycott of McDonald's until</p><p>>> > they see the light.</p><p>>> ></p><p>>> > I'm sorry but everything is not always about</p><p>>> > the bottom line, and</p><p>>> > when</p><p>>> > it comes to jeopardizing my family's health! , that</p><p>>> > is where I draw the</p><p>>> > line.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="arrowhunter, post: 23616, member: 208"] The original message is from the Texas >> > Cattle Feeders Association. >> > American cattle producers are very passionate about >> > this. 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 an >> > impact >> > felt. Please pass it on. Just to add a note, 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. [/QUOTE]
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