Cow Brains, Spinal Cords to be Banned From Pet Food Starting in 2009

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Wow, how very progressive. Makes me glad my dog is vegan.

 

(NaturalNews) Effective April 23, 2009, the FDA has banned a series ofcattle products from all animal feed and pet food in attempt toprevent the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), alsoknown as mad cow disease.BSE is a fatal, degenerative disease of the brain cause by defectiveproteins known as prions. These prions can be acquired by consumingthe flesh of infected animals and lead to a similarly fatal humanversion of the disease, known as variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.Federal regulations already prohibit using ruminant protein as part ofthe feed given to other ruminants. These measures were instituted inthe United States and Canada in 1997, after a mad cow outbreak in theUnited Kingdom.-- full story:http://www.naturalnews.com/024489.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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