Well i called it but why they didn't wait longer to file ? I guess the thinking is get it over and waste the last of r-calfs finances on a futile last ditch attempt to keep the border closed.
SandH - That is what you asked for and RK answered it and now you are dismissing the answer as opinion. Maybe r-calf should have to prove and provide scientific evidence to support their claims made in that press release OT posted. After all essentially you are saying it is easy to make claims but you want them substanciated. Should r-calf not have to be held to the same standards as everyone else.
I really like the hypocracy of the r-calf press release. Some examples are that r-calf is concerned that canadian cattle will contaminate US cattle feed. So r-calf is admitting the US is not following the feedban rules it set to stop BSE. So if there is any BSE in the US right now which the USDA and R-CALF cannot disprove, it is spreading. So what is r-calf trying to say in the press release, they a liable if someone comes down with vCJD or they are complicit and liable for damages to the US economy when and not if the US finds another US positive.
As for blaming the canadian born washington cow for all the damage to the US beef industry maybe some should remind R-calf that there are 2 indeginous animals that could not be traced to canada and that is why the US beef industry is still having problems with exporting beef.
The accusation that there are way more animals in canada that have BSE and have not been found is totally unfounded and baseless propaganda. Prove it! Oh wait it can't be proven. As far as saying feedbans don't work if they are followed they do. And as far as cross-contamination - if SRMs are removed that eliminates that flaw. And saying that removing SRMs isn't sufficient as a safeguard is just inaccurate it is opinion.
So this is all stuff we have heard before, nothing new no scientific evidence to prove allegations. Oh yeah the science from the CDC is flawed it is based on the numbers of the animals found testing positive. Consider this - the chance of finding a atypical BSE positive animal in the USA is 100 times more likely than in canada. The US has found 2- one in texas and alabama and Canada found one in manitoba. Funny how bad you can make things look when you manipulate numbers.
SandH - That is what you asked for and RK answered it and now you are dismissing the answer as opinion. Maybe r-calf should have to prove and provide scientific evidence to support their claims made in that press release OT posted. After all essentially you are saying it is easy to make claims but you want them substanciated. Should r-calf not have to be held to the same standards as everyone else.
I really like the hypocracy of the r-calf press release. Some examples are that r-calf is concerned that canadian cattle will contaminate US cattle feed. So r-calf is admitting the US is not following the feedban rules it set to stop BSE. So if there is any BSE in the US right now which the USDA and R-CALF cannot disprove, it is spreading. So what is r-calf trying to say in the press release, they a liable if someone comes down with vCJD or they are complicit and liable for damages to the US economy when and not if the US finds another US positive.
As for blaming the canadian born washington cow for all the damage to the US beef industry maybe some should remind R-calf that there are 2 indeginous animals that could not be traced to canada and that is why the US beef industry is still having problems with exporting beef.
The accusation that there are way more animals in canada that have BSE and have not been found is totally unfounded and baseless propaganda. Prove it! Oh wait it can't be proven. As far as saying feedbans don't work if they are followed they do. And as far as cross-contamination - if SRMs are removed that eliminates that flaw. And saying that removing SRMs isn't sufficient as a safeguard is just inaccurate it is opinion.
So this is all stuff we have heard before, nothing new no scientific evidence to prove allegations. Oh yeah the science from the CDC is flawed it is based on the numbers of the animals found testing positive. Consider this - the chance of finding a atypical BSE positive animal in the USA is 100 times more likely than in canada. The US has found 2- one in texas and alabama and Canada found one in manitoba. Funny how bad you can make things look when you manipulate numbers.