This is sickening to me. Not only did the animals live and die in horror and trauma, not only did they suffer every second of their waking lives, in unnatural filthy confinement, after all the hideous treatment they received, their body parts are thrown away. The industry gets re-imbursed for the loss, taxes fund welfare subsidies through the farm bill for these private industries to over-produce animal flesh to sell to federal food programs, WIC, Schools, Military, Nursing Homes, etc...USDA cares little about human OR animal health, and this vicious cycle of bacteria ridden food continues to threaten human/public health from recalls such as these, to avain viruses that have the potential to kill millions of people. Is eating animal flesh really worth all that ? Not in my view.
Have a peek at what they endure at our hands;
www.petatv.com
www.animalsvoice.com
www.hfa.org
www.cok.net
www.covancecruelty.com
The profound philisophical issue is that as we sicken the animals who were never meant to be slaves, captives, products, commodities(dead ground up cows, pigs, chickens in cans, boxes, packages????, YUCKKKKKKY)we are increasingly sick ourselves. Pythagoras(know him?)said,"As long as humans continue to be the ruthless detroyers of other living beings, they will never know peace or health. As long as humans kill animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, He who sows the seeds of murder and pain, can never know joy or love." Sound anything like the world today?

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TOO GROSS! This blob of fat and flesh was a living breathing cow/cows. When the media reports on this, they should have more respect and consideration for the lives given against their will, to be thrown in the garbage after being brutally slaughtered. The meat industry's motto really IS, "Eat S_ _ T and die!"

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I got sick from eating the infected ground beef. About 8 hours after eating it, I woke up like around 1 or 2 in the morning and I was throwing up alot. Also, my stomach was cramping like never before, it hurt so much I can't even describe it in words. I was sick for about 2 days. All the doctor said was to take the medications and drink alot of clear fluids, because I could get dehydrated from vomiting alot.

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I find it odd that people say they are concerned about how animals live and won't eat the flesh as it is so cruel. Do they not think about the lives of the creatures they affect just to have a salad? Habitat is destroyed and large and small animals die miserable deaths by predation and vehicles, not to mention the joys of starvation. Now that's just cruel. How do they feel when they pass by a soy field and find Thumper on the bumper? I personaly have the highest respect for animals and their habitat and accept that I am part of the cycle of life. How you enjoy your meal is up to you.
Just a thought...

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