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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 6402"><p>> The CAB program is the</p><p>> responsibility of the American</p><p>> Angus Association. Indirectly, it</p><p>> is the responsibility of each and</p><p>> every member of the American Angus</p><p>> Association. What is an</p><p>> association other than a</p><p>> collection of members?</p><p></p><p>> Yes, it is the also the</p><p>> responsibility of each person that</p><p>> sells cattle through the CAB</p><p>> program to only present verifiable</p><p>> angus animals for CAB inspection.</p><p>> In reality, what is taking place</p><p>> is a convenient little "turn</p><p>> a blind eye to what is</p><p>> happening" pass the buck</p><p>> situation. NO ONE takes any</p><p>> responsibility whether they know</p><p>> what the cattle are or not. The</p><p>> inspector says, "as far as I</p><p>> knew, they were Angus" ,</p><p>> feedlot and packer say the same.</p><p>> The association says that the</p><p>> inspectors are in charge of making</p><p>> sure the animals are angus.</p><p></p><p>> Ultimately, the responsibility is</p><p>> that of the Angus Association. The</p><p>> real problem is that they are too</p><p>> money hungry and gutless to live</p><p>> up to their responsibilities. And</p><p>> I feel the same about each and</p><p>> every Angus Association member</p><p>> that turns their back on this well</p><p>> known fraud and keeps allowing it</p><p>> to happen. If you believe that</p><p>> less and less cattle of non-angus</p><p>> breeds are going to be sold</p><p>> through CAB in the future, then</p><p>> you have your head stuck deep in</p><p>> the sand.</p><p></p><p>> The real crime (and make no</p><p>> mistake, I believe it is criminal</p><p>> to keep perpetuating this</p><p>> deception on consumers) is that it</p><p>> is so very simple to remedy. All</p><p>> the Angus Association has to do is</p><p>> require that any CAB animal has</p><p>> one registered Angus parent.</p><p></p><p>> Don't worry it won't happen. I</p><p>> stand by what I have written. It</p><p>> is the responsibility of the</p><p>> American Angus Association to</p><p>> "clean up their act" but</p><p>> they are too money hungry and</p><p>> gutless to act.</p><p></p><p>> As far as Angus breeders are</p><p>> concerned, if the shoe fits wear</p><p>> it. You don't have to answer to</p><p>> me, only to your own conscious. I</p><p>> have no more to say about this</p><p>> matter.</p><p></p><p>I am not an Angus breeder, I have a problem with my breed, Hereford, the very same thing that John S is talking about and that is integerity when I use a bull that I like either AI or natural and I start getting brockle face calves I get mad a 6inch ring of red hair around the eyes is not eye pigmatition it is brockle faced and there is a skunk in the wood pile! Why because some purebred breeder wanted to get to the next size frame score faster than the next guy. As far a breed associations our association offers bloodtyping kits why would you do this if you were not sanctioning cheating. Don't you Angus breeders laugh at us I challange any Angus breeder to find an Angus without Chi. influnce in it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:bancroft@cattle-today.com">bancroft@cattle-today.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 6402"] > The CAB program is the > responsibility of the American > Angus Association. Indirectly, it > is the responsibility of each and > every member of the American Angus > Association. What is an > association other than a > collection of members? > Yes, it is the also the > responsibility of each person that > sells cattle through the CAB > program to only present verifiable > angus animals for CAB inspection. > In reality, what is taking place > is a convenient little "turn > a blind eye to what is > happening" pass the buck > situation. NO ONE takes any > responsibility whether they know > what the cattle are or not. The > inspector says, "as far as I > knew, they were Angus" , > feedlot and packer say the same. > The association says that the > inspectors are in charge of making > sure the animals are angus. > Ultimately, the responsibility is > that of the Angus Association. The > real problem is that they are too > money hungry and gutless to live > up to their responsibilities. And > I feel the same about each and > every Angus Association member > that turns their back on this well > known fraud and keeps allowing it > to happen. If you believe that > less and less cattle of non-angus > breeds are going to be sold > through CAB in the future, then > you have your head stuck deep in > the sand. > The real crime (and make no > mistake, I believe it is criminal > to keep perpetuating this > deception on consumers) is that it > is so very simple to remedy. All > the Angus Association has to do is > require that any CAB animal has > one registered Angus parent. > Don't worry it won't happen. I > stand by what I have written. It > is the responsibility of the > American Angus Association to > "clean up their act" but > they are too money hungry and > gutless to act. > As far as Angus breeders are > concerned, if the shoe fits wear > it. You don't have to answer to > me, only to your own conscious. I > have no more to say about this > matter. I am not an Angus breeder, I have a problem with my breed, Hereford, the very same thing that John S is talking about and that is integerity when I use a bull that I like either AI or natural and I start getting brockle face calves I get mad a 6inch ring of red hair around the eyes is not eye pigmatition it is brockle faced and there is a skunk in the wood pile! Why because some purebred breeder wanted to get to the next size frame score faster than the next guy. As far a breed associations our association offers bloodtyping kits why would you do this if you were not sanctioning cheating. Don't you Angus breeders laugh at us I challange any Angus breeder to find an Angus without Chi. influnce in it. [email=bancroft@cattle-today.com]bancroft@cattle-today.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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