From: ljog@juno.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 8:23 AM
To: FDADockets@oc.fda.gov
Cc: rodneyfrelinghuysen@mail.house.gov;
Roberttorricelli@mail.senate.gov; Johncorzine@mail.senate.gov
Subject: DOWNED ANIMAL PROTECTION ACT HR 443 AND S 267

Dear Madam or Sir:

I would like to urge that you prohibit the slaughter of downed animals -
DOCKET # 98p-0151/CP for the following reasons:

Animals who are too sick or injured even to stand should not be allowed
to be a part of the food that I or my pets eat.

In addition to posing an increased risk for bacterial contamination,
there is evidence that some downed animals may be afflicted with a form
of BSE.

It is impossible to move downed animals humanely, and they are typically
pushed with tractors or dragged with chains or abandoned to die slowly
from neglect at stockyards across the country.

Downed animals comprise a very small percentag eof animals slaughtered,
and prhibiting their marketing will cause no undue economic hardship.

Industry experts have estimated that 90% of downed animals can be
prevented with better care and handling.  Removing the market for such
animals will provide an incentive to the industry to prevent downed
animals in the first place.

As Mahatma Gandhi said, "You can judge the moral progress of a nation by
the way its animals are treated."

Lorraine O. Gloede
2 Heather Hill Way
Bridgewater NJ -08807