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Docket No. APHIS 2006-0041; BSE; Minimal-Risk Regions; Importation of Live Bovines and Products Derived from Bovines Commodities (03-08-07)


Farm Sanctuary comments on USDA Docket No. FSIS-2006-0011; Harvard Risk Assessment of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Update - pathways that could allow transmission of the BSE agent to humans.


USDA Secretary, Mike Johanns, responds to Farm Sanctuary regarding BSE safeguarding and surveillance concerns


USDA Refused to Heed Warnings of Atypical Strains of Mad Cow Disease Since Research Reported Likelihood of Variant in 1993


Eighth Case of Mad Cow Confirmed in North America Amidst USDA Failures - Farm Sanctuary Reissues Call for Policies to Protect Human and Animal Health


Farm Sanctuary Renews Call for No Downer Policy Amid Discovery of Mad Cow Disease in Another Downed Cow


Animal Protection Organizations File Petition Urging USDA to Finalize Downer Ban


Bush Administration Seeks to Remove Downed Animal Protections


Farm Sanctuary supports the proposed regulation by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to prohibit the transportation of non-ambulatory animals (January 3, 2005)


Farm Sanctuary Urges FDA to Prohibit the Use of Downers in Products


Downed Animal Issue Debated on House Floor (03/10/2004)


Farm Sanctuary Sues USDA (11/7/2001)
Lawsuit Settled (07/26/2004)
Court Reinstates Lawsuit (12/16/2003)
CNN Report (1/27/2002)
Text of Complaint Against USDA (11/7/2001)

Downed Animal Provision Stripped in Conference Committee; But Issue Remains Alive in Congress (12/9/2003)

Farm Sanctuary Comments on Docket Number 01-068-1 to USDA about Minimizing BSE Risk in the U.S. (2/11/2003)

Agribusiness Conference Committee Undermines Downed Animal Protection Language in Farm Bill (2002)

The Downed Animal Protection Act (1992-2003):
Text of bill
Statement of Senator Akaka
Farm Sanctuary's Testimony Before Congress
Talking Points


Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Speaks Out Against Downed Animal Abuse Before the U.S. House of Representatives (9/30/2003)


Downed Animal Ban Narrowly Defeated (7/14/2003)

Petition to Ban Downed Animal Slaughter (1998):
Text of Original Petition
Text of Amended Petition
USDA Denies Petition and Allows Diseased
  Animals into Human Food Supply (1999)
Industry Support:
Empire Livestock
Central Livestock

USDA Surveillance Program (1991-1997):
Introductory Letter
Agency Findings
Judge tells USDA it has no humane
  enforcement authority

Letters to FDA regarding the threat of BSE
  in animal feed:
Letter Regarding BSE in Cows
Letter Regarding BSE in Pigs