Outrage at European moves to feed animal remains to chickens

[lovuian]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/may/04/foodtech.food?gusrc=rss&feed=environment

The European Union is preparing plans to allow pig remains to be used to feed poultry. The practice - banned in Europe after the BSE crisis 10 years ago - would save farmers millions of pounds as prices of cereal feed for chickens soar, say officials in Brussels.

But the proposal has outraged animal rights campaigners, Muslim organisations and other groups. They claim the move would put families at risk, offend religious sensibilities and lead to a major consumer backlash.

'There are two million Muslims in Britain and 25 million in Europe and this move would be a disaster for every one of them,' said Dr Abdel Majid-Katme of the Islamic Medical Association. 'This is a sinful idea.' The RSPCA said it had major concerns about the health risks involved, while agriculture experts warned that many consumers would be offended by the idea of a return to the use of animal remains in farm feeds. 'I think there will be such a backlash from consumers that the idea would have to be dropped,' said Tom Acamovic, a nutrition expert based at the Scottish Agricultural College, in Ayr.

His view was backed by supermarket managers. 'Waitrose would not condone this or use feed with animal by-products in our poultry supply chain,' said a spokesman.
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This is more evidence that the EU has not been the right thing
It has taken control away from the people

[flvegan]

1. "...would save farmers millions of pounds..."

So...it's a money thing, eh? Big shock.

EU is still way ahead of us, though. Just saying...something to think about.

[cherokeeprogressive]

2. Can you say Mad Chicken Syndrome? n/t

Hear just how bad Mad Cow syndrome is

[AdHocSolver]

3. Ban ethanol from corn and save consumers millions of pounds (and dollars).

The only solutions these idiots come up with is promoting the profits of the corporations. The companies promote policies which increase their profits while spreading disease, death, and misery, and then come up with a "solution" to the increased "cost" that promotes more disease, death, and misery.

Heaven forbid that they adopt a policy that would stop the damage that they themselves caused lest it reduce their already unseemly profit margins.

As in all previous empires from the Roman, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, etc., the greed, arrogance, and stupidity of the ruling classes will destroy civilization and bring even more misery to the masses. The planet-wide pollution will destroy species and make large areas of earth as uninhabitable as the moon.

[and-justice-for-all]

4. I second that...

Hearing this from the EU is sad.