On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 17:40:20 -0400, Mike Weis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

. If there's one known case
> of
> BSE out there, there have to be more, possibly thousands, that they don't
> know about.

In wild animals they use a different name, but it seems to be the same
disease. Not rare in Colorado and SW Canada.

 From the response of the beef interests, it seems like they
> don't really care, or at the very least, don't take any of these threats
> very seriously.
>  How seriously do you take them? Do you go out of your way to eat
> grass-fed
> beef or do you content yourself with just the beef?

Nah. I just eat it. We have a better chance of being struck by lightning
than of being harmed by BSE/CJD.


>  And how on earth can you ever find a chicken to eat that wasn't factory
> farmed or fed a diet of grains instead of their natural foraging diet.

I've on order 4 Grass-fed chickens - the pen is moved to new grass every
day. Total will be ~$100.00 Canadian!!:-(
They must be reserved/ordered in the spring. They are always sold out in
two days.

  I
> have been to a lot of markets, and not a single market carries anything
> but
> the joke "organic" chickens. My gosh, do they think that everyone is THAT
> stupid?!

No choice for most people. I don't buy food-store chicken. Soy, eh?


William