That's reassuring..however does this mean we can assume we are eating in our meat? Jo Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Elliott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 7:23 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Chat: New report on some Prepackaged Dog Food
> << They don't use pentobarbital to kill cows or horses..or at least not in > any > meat markets I know of.........But they do use it to kill pets. >> > << Chances are it's euthanized pets. >> > > Here are two sections copied directly from the article. This would indicate > euthanized dogs and cats are NOT included and that this drug IS sometimes > used to euthanize cows and horses. > Linda Elliott > Springfield MO > > << Slaughter houses use it to kill diseased farm animals. >> > > << CVM scientists, as part of their investigation, developed a test to > detect dog and cat DNA in the protein of the dog food. All samples from > the most recent dog food survey (2000) that tested positive for > pentobarbital, as well as a subset of samples that tested negative, were > examined for the presence of remains derived from dogs or cats. The > results demonstrated a complete absence of material that would have been > derived from euthanized dogs or cats. The sensitivity of this method is > 0.005% on a weight/weight basis; that is, the method can detect a > minimum of 5 pounds of rendered remains in 50 tons of finished feed. > Presently, it is assumed that the pentobarbital residues are entering > pet foods from euthanized, rendered cattle or even horses. >> ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
