Local "Health" department puts kibosh on free venison to needy program.

[karlrschneider]

This is so goddamned stupid, I can't even find the words...

http://www.kotv.com/news/local/story/?id=138646

[AzDar]

1. It is. Just truly stupid, and short-sighted.

:grr:

[Mojorabbit]

2. This is where

common sense instead of strict adherance to regulations part company. Geesh.

[Der Blaue Engel]

3. Yes, it's much healthier for the homeless to eat from trashcans

:sarcasm:

[tabasco]

4. I'm sure hunger is much better than that "unhealthy" venison.

Why couldn't the douchebags just look the other way?

I hate the government.

[karlrschneider]

5. And wasn't that 200000 pounds of recalled hamburger processed in

"inspected" facilities? Grrrrrr.

[SoCalDem]

9. and.. it's not like they plan to offer medical care if they DID get sick anyway n/t

[flashl]

6. Maybe, this time, its for a good reason ...

DU Post - Blue Tongue

[karlrschneider]

10. Uh, no...it's not for any good reason. It's just fucking bureaucratic stupidity.

:grr:

[flashl]

15. I became concern reading about deer, horses, and cows contracting Blue Tongue

Blue Tongue sounds nasty. Reports of the disease in deer is appearing across the country. Just thought that I pass on a word of caution.

"(PA) The deer hunting season is just around the corner and area hunters are carefully listening as the state Game Commission continues to track deer deaths associated with Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD).

While humans cannot be infected with the disease, secondary infections makes the meat unfit for human consumption, so the Game Commission recommends that hunters avoid shooting or consuming deer that appear ill."

After reading documented cases of meat inspectors who whistleblow being treated like terras, I have little faith in the inspection process.

[scarletwoman]

7. That's ridiculous! Here's a story about the Minnesota venison donation program:

State picks up bill for butchering, if hunters donate their game

State picks up bill for butchering, if hunters donate their game
by Perry Finelli, Minnesota Public Radio
October 24, 2007
Listen to feature audio

St. Paul, Minn. — The gun deer hunting season begins Nov. 3 in Minnesota. The deer herd in the state is very large right now and the DNR is hoping a new program will encourage hunters to take more animals.

The venison donation program, in which hunters give deer meat to food shelves, has been around for three years. But this year, for the first time, the state is picking up the cost of butchering the animals.

MPR's Perry Finelli talked with Betty Wilkens of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association, who has been active in getting the program started.

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[TZ]

8. FYI some deer carry prions like BSE...otherwise known as mad cow disease

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/bse/dn8638-prion-disease-found-lurking-in-deer-muscle.html\

In wild animals there is NO way to screen for this, unlike in domestic animals. Personally, I have no desire to eat venison for this reason

[karlrschneider]

11. Pssst: 99% of cows are not inspected either.

:eyes:

[TZ]

12. actually the slaughtered ones are, to some extent

although BSE screening is FAAAR from perfect, they screen from pools of animals that are taken to the slaughter house. And no *obviously* unhealthy animal is allowed to go to the slaughterhouse. Can you garuntee that a hunter is not going to see a sick animal and ignore and easy kill? I'm not convinced of that.

[karlrschneider]

13. I can't guarantee anything but I would be -very- surprised at any hunter

who would harvest a clearly sick animal. That's a small step above happening on roadkill and hauling it home for
supper.

[tabasco]

14. That's not correct.

In isolated cases, deer carry a different type of disease which is NOT BSE.

Can Humans Get CWD?

"Though many observers try to compare CWD with "mad cow disease", the diseases are distinctly different. Currently, there is no evidence that CWD poses a risk for humans; however, public health officials recommend that human exposure to the CWD infectious agent be avoided as they continue to evaluate any potential health risk."

http://www.cwd-info.org/index.php/fuseaction/about.faqDetail/ID/44f5d3ac2048816aacedd9d28fb50f98

What do you mean there is NO WAY to screen for this? As the link says, you don't eat deer that appear unhealthy. What do you think they do to screen for BSE?