| IT'S
BEEN A MAD, MAD,
MAD, MAD HOLIDAY
News and resources
related to the mad cow scare and how we raise and process livestock
in this country
GLEANING:
Butchered
One woman's journey into the guts and gore of a meat processing
plant that gobbles up competitors and workers almost as quickly
as it disembowels the hogs on the line.
DR. Don Research
Update
A
close look at humane pork
production in Europe
The Europeans have pioneered a wide range of successful
alternatives to the factory-style system in the U.S.
OP/ED:
We have seen the
mad cow, and it is us
A thoughtful essay by Prairie Writers Circle author Richard Manning
on the culture of panic in America, and the real madness here--our
feed lot system.
The
Final Word, January 2, 2004
The
Final Word, January 9, 2004
Professional ag curmudgeon Alan Guebert takes a few cracks at mad
cow.
Letter
from Saskatchewan, January 14
Paul Bessinger shares how the other side of the border is coping
with the BSE blues.
Letter
from Ontario, January 20 Elbert van Donkersgoed
reflects on how one mad cow can redefine 'sound science.'
"The
Meatrix": More relevant than ever
This animated MATRIX spoof uses humor
to educate the uninitiated about factory farms. Two million visited
it in the first 3 weeks. Check it out, if you haven't already.
Certification
Q&As
Jim Riddle and his team field queries related to mad cow and organic
livestock practices.
ATTRA
announces new resource
for mad cow information
National Center for Appropriate Technology offers BSE information
online
ACTION
ALERT: COOL in '04
NEW! Act before January 20!
It’s baaack—again. COOL was just a few weeks ago thought
to be, well, on ice, but thanks (we like to look for the silver
lining around here) to a sick cow in Washington, COOL is back on
the table and this time we have people's attention.
Act Now>
Bookstore
Update
Check out our new titles offering perspectives on the mad cow scare.
JAN 27: U.S.
struggles to assure Japan over mad cow disease
JAN 26: Market analysts
predict BSE will cost U.S. $5.5bn
JAN 19: U.S., Canada,
Mexico agree to jointly eradicate mad cow
JAN 19: Country-of-origin
label opponents volunteer a compromise
JAN 13: Mad
Cow puts one in five Americans off their beef
JAN 13: Mad cow risk
global due to animal products trade
JAN 9: Feds slaughter
herd to quell mad cow fear
JAN 8: Cloning
a cow impervious to mad cow disease
JAN 7: Tests confirm
mad cow came from Canada |
