In keeping with most people”s view that “we must educate,” I have some questions for everybody. But please, before you make a hasty judgement, read on as it is so important to everyone”s health.
Do you really believe the U.S. Department of Agriculture has your best interest at heart? That they inspect all the meat in a processing plant for many contaminants? Do you know what”s really in your meat? What about what”s really in baby food?
How many E.Coli 0157 cases do you think there are yearly? Did you know that 98 percent of store-bought chicken is contaminated with Campylobacter? And did you erroneously believe the Humane Slaughter Act is really enforced?
The answers will shock you. In a 1997 book titled “Slaughterhouse: The shocking story of greed, neglect, and inhumane treatment inside the U.S. meat industry”, author Gail A. Eisnitz interviewed USDA inspectors and veterinarians, slaughterhouse employees, union representatives, and farm owners across the nation. She exposes not only what”s in our meat ingesta, feces, “measles,” bruises, penises (yes, you read that right), tumors, worms, etc. but also that many animals go through the whole slaughter process still alive! If an animal gets stuck in a gate, they simply cut a leg off while it”s still alive. Animals frozen to truck sides are literally ripped off leaving legs or flesh behind.
Also, because of high-speed processing, only three-tenths of one percent of meat leaving a plant is actually inspected yet 100 percent of it is stamped “U.S. inspected and passed.”
Some people will say this stuff is too graphic but then we watch horror movies, news and shows like “CSI.” If you care about what you”re feeding yourself and your children this book is a “must read.” Also see the Web site, www.safetablesourpriority.com.
Danielle Holliday
Kelseyville
