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>>> > American Beef @ McDonalds
>>> >
>>> > This is true, it checked out on Snopes...
>>> >
>>> > THIS IS A GOOD DECENT MAN WHO TOOK THE TIME TO
>>> > WRITE THIS AND HE SIGNED
>>> >
>>> > THE STATEMENT AND INCLUDED HIS CONTACT INFO.
>>> >
>>> > READ ON:
>>>
>
>>> > 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 us from ever stopping there again,
>>> > even for a drink.
>>> >
>>> > 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.
>>> >
>>> > 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 least
>>> > 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.
>>> >
>>> > Thank you,
>>> >
>>> > David W. Forrest, Ph.D ., PAS, Dipl.
>>> > ACAP Department of Animal Science
>>> > Texas A&M University
>>> > Phone (979) 845-3560
>>> > Fax (979) 862-3399
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > American Beef @ McDonalds
>>> >
>>> > This is true, it checked out on Snopes...
>>> >
>>> > THIS IS A GOOD DECENT MAN WHO TOOK THE TIME TO
>>> > WRITE THIS AND HE SIGNED
>>> >
>>> > THE STATEMENT AND INCLUDED HIS CONTACT INFO.
>>> >
>>> > READ ON:
>>>
>
>>> > 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 us from ever stopping there again,
>>> > even for a drink.
>>> >
>>> > 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.
>>> >
>>> > 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 least
>>> > 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.
>>> >
>>> > Thank you,
>>> >
>>> > David W. Forrest, Ph.D ., PAS, Dipl.
>>> > ACAP Department of Animal Science
>>> > Texas A&M University
>>> > Phone (979) 845-3560
>>> > Fax (979) 862-3399
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >