meat is murder

An escape for one murder victim.

Motorists in far South Austin got an eyeful Wednesday afternoon of something they don’t see every day: a young Brahma bull.

The animal was spotted westbound on Slaughter Lane in a dead run toward Mopac before disappearing into nearby woods.
 
KXAN Austin News’ Jim Swift just happened to be at the scene and stopped to talk with the bull’s owner.

Bull owner Trish Williams said, “We were loading him. He jumped to the side of the trailer, even though we had it wired, busted the wire, then went down the pasture and came back up the other way. Got out.”
Swift asked, “Just got away from you?”
Williams said, “Just got away.”
Swift asked, “Where were you going to take it?”
Williams said, “Taking him to slaughter.”
Swift said, “And here he is on Slaughter Lane.”

Though owners were still looking, there was still no sign of the animal by late afternoon.

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News from The Pakistan Daily News

11 butchers jailed for bad meat

LAHORE: Eleven butchers have been jailed for selling adulterated meat on Monday. A committee formed by the district coordination officer had caught the butchers selling bad meat.

District officer (livestock) Dr Muhammad Nawaz said the action was taken against 22 meat sellers and that 11 were jailed while the rest were let off with warnings. He said nine meat sellers were fined Rs 8,500, while 18 kilos of adulterated meat was disposed off.

Besides the misery caused for thousands by the widespread lack of running water, there is also a crisis for livestock and pets.Shocking news: Britain’s a wet countryMany farmers were desperately attempting to find clean water for dairy cattle last night, and owners of livery stables and equestrian centres also need water for their horses.The RSPCA said that it knew of 29,000 dairy cattle on 300 farms in Gloucestershire which needed water.Neil Robinson, 36, who has 340 cattle on his farm at Forthampton, near Tewkesbury, has had no clean water since Saturday and has had to pump water out of two wells.He is also having to dump about 4,500 litres of milk a day because vehicles cannot reach the farm to make collections.

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That damn English Summer Rain. The bad weather that the the people of England are experiencing (and is causing distress and discomfort in a lot of places) has also had the unfortunate effect of stopping the nations’ largest Game Fair. No expo for killing fellow residents of the countryside.

Country Sport EnthusiastThe CLA Game Fair is the ultimate annual event for the country sport enthusiast. In addition to the enormous amount to see and do, The Game Fair offers visitors the opportunity to enjoy the company of thousands of like minded people and soak up the tremendous atmosphere generated by this world renowned countryside event. Many of the specialist areas such as Shooting, Fishing, Gundogs and Game keepers and Estate Management are, in their own right,  the top exhibitions in the UK featuring all the leading manufacturers and retailers, international championships, competitions, expert tuition, demonstrations, displays and the opportunity for newcomers to find out how to get involved and have that exciting introduction. Core areas include: Fishing and Fisherman’s Village Shooting and Gunmakers Row Gundogs Falconry Gamekeepers & Estate Management Woodlands & Forestry Management Hunting Field Archery The Totally Food Show Hooked on Horses Elegant Gardens Extreme Outdoors Rural Diversification Seminars - Game Fair Theatre Countryside Awards New Countryside Experience 4 x 4 Toyota Course Main Arena Give it A Go Children’s Entertainment Countryside Associations Ferrets Art and Antiques Specialist Holidays Pugs and Drummers  

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E.Coli meat recall in US

FLINT – A Michigan meat company is recalling tens of thousand of pounds of ground beef products over E.coli concerns.

Abbott’s Meat Inc. of Flint is voluntarily recalling more than 26,000 pounds of the products.

They are boxes of meat with the “Abbotts” name ranging from ground beef patties to “Coney Island topping mix.” Each box also has the establishment number “10215″ inside the USDA mark of inspection.

The meat products were distributed to hotels, restaurants and businesses in Michigan.

A routine Department of Agriculture inspection found the items may be contaminated with E.coli.

So far there have been no reports of illness.

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Old news to some but for others who don’t follow the ins and outs of Gordon Brown’s cabinet, just a quick news flash to show that the new Minister responsible for farming is a committed vegetarian of 35 years standing. How Hilary Benn (yes, Tony Benn’s son) can then bring himself to aid livestock farmers in any way is a question for his conscience.

Ministers for the countryside have been organic before - John Gummer gardened without sprays - but never vegetarian, as is Hilary Benn.

	‘We will judge Mr Benn on the job he does, rather than what he has said in the past’

The arrival of the bean-eating Mr Benn in charge of livestock - as part of his brief as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - has caused sharp intakes of breath in the farming world.

Mr Benn, who eats neither meat nor fish, has been a vegetarian for the past 35 years, even converting his father, Tony, to the cause.

He issued as statement yesterday saying: “I am sure the farming community will judge me on what I do. I will wholeheartedly support beef, pork and chicken farmers and the meat industry and I very much look forward to meeting their representatives soon.”

Rest of article at the Telegraph