Mcdonalds
I'm sure those of you who aren't in the cattle business don't understand
> the issues here. But to those of us whose living depends on the cattle
> market, selling cattle, raising the best beef possible...This is
> frustrating.
>
> This will keep us from ever stopping there again, even for a drink.
>
> The original message is from the Alberta Cattle Feeders Association.
>
> Canadian cattle producers are very passionate about this.
>
> McDonald's claim there is not enough beef in Canada to support their
> restaurants. Well, we (ACFA) know that is not so. Our opinion is they are
> looking to save money at our expense. The sad thing of it is that the
> people of Canada are the ones who made McDonald's successful in the first
> place, but we are not good enough to provide the beef.
>
> We personally are no longer eating at McDonald's, which I am sure does not
> make an impact, but if we pass this around maybe there will be an informed
> impact felt.
>
> All Canadians that sell cattle at a livestock auction barn have to sign a
> paper stating that we do NOT EVER feed our cattle any part of another
> animal... South Americans are not required to do this as of yet.
>
> McDonald's has announced that they are going to start importing much of
> their beef from South America . The problem is that South Americans
> aren't under the same regulations as Canadian beef producers, and the
> regulations they have are loosely controlled.
>
> They can spray numerous pesticides on their pastures that have been banned
> here at home because of residues found in the beef. They can also use
> various hormones and growth regulators that we can't. The Canadian public
> needs to be aware of this problem and that they may be putting themselves
> at risk from now on by eating at McDonald's.
>
> Canadian ranchers raise the highest quality beef in the world and this is
> what Canadians deserve to eat. Not beef from countries where quality is
> loosely controlled. Therefore, I am proposing a boycott of McDonald's until
> they see the light.
>
> For me, everything is not always about the bottom line when it comes to
> jeopardizing my family's health, that is where I draw the line.
>
> Larry Latam
> Sylvia Van Oene R.N.
> Occupational Health Services (HSD)
> XL Foods Inc.
> Lakeside Packers Brooks , AB.
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