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Another food scandal - this time it is cattle
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OneFootInTheGrave | Report | 1 Jul 2013 12:31 |
Five months ago we had the horse meat scandal - now we have another scandal this time it involves diseased cattle |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 1 Jul 2013 12:40 |
If the risk of infection is extremely low and deemed acceptable? then why do they slaughter the cattle in the first place, |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 1 Jul 2013 12:43 |
Nice to know our government cares about the children, the sick and our armed forces. |
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KittytheLearnerCook | Report | 1 Jul 2013 17:09 |
How does DEFRA get money from selling cattle?? |
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LadyScozz | Report | 1 Jul 2013 17:15 |
I wonder if they eat this meat in the dining room at the Houses of Parliament? |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 1 Jul 2013 17:28 |
KittytheLearnerCook, Not sure but Defra pay farmers compensation for every cow infected, |
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KittytheLearnerCook | Report | 1 Jul 2013 17:43 |
I read the article Roy, just can't get my head round how the same government agency that says it is working to control tb in cattle by culling badgers makes money from selling infected meat!?! |
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♥†۩ Carol Paine ۩†♥ | Report | 1 Jul 2013 17:53 |
http://www.thecattlesite.com/news/42988/tb-meat-claims-quashed |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 1 Jul 2013 18:27 |
So, farmers winge that their cattle are being killed 'unecessarily' (for that read preaturely as they would be killed eventually) because of Bovine TB, they are then paid compensation of between £166 and £1412. |
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KittytheLearnerCook | Report | 1 Jul 2013 18:29 |
If a private company operated like this they would be bankrupt or in prison by now! :-0 |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 1 Jul 2013 18:32 |
Am I missing something. Why can't the farmers sell the cattle direct to the slaughterhouses? |
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KittytheLearnerCook | Report | 1 Jul 2013 18:37 |
I don't get that either Errol ."sighs again* |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 1 Jul 2013 18:40 |
I think the carcasses have to have an autopsy. |
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KittytheLearnerCook | Report | 1 Jul 2013 18:42 |
Yuck.............still won't put me off beef though :-) |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 1 Jul 2013 18:43 |
KittytheDidntCookthenDidandIsNowLearningCordonBleuCookery |
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KittytheLearnerCook | Report | 1 Jul 2013 18:48 |
It's a scam I tell you.......a scam!!!!! LOL |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 1 Jul 2013 18:53 |
I'm sure a government agency would never be involved in anything even remotely resembling a scam. |
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Mayfield | Report | 1 Jul 2013 19:05 |
"no known cases where TB has been transmitted through eating meat" and any that are suggested will be ignored because "no known cases where TB has been transmitted through eating meat" Yea right we can really feel safe in the hands of government! |
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KittytheLearnerCook | Report | 1 Jul 2013 19:15 |
I have been looking to see how TB is contracted...............it is an airborne bacteria, so how does it transfer through eating meat I wonder? |
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OneFootInTheGrave | Report | 2 Jul 2013 06:56 |
Everything governments seem to do these days is about making money :-| |
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