The mass media, be it radio, TV or print, do not know a cow from a bull, when it comes to agriculture. The least little food recall, livestock sickness or criticism from vegetarians and animal rights activists, leads them to full panic mode--that plague, death and destruction are right around the corner.
So it is as the ultra-radical animal rights group Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over its downer cow rule. This is the rule alleged to be broken with the video of cows being pushed into the kill line at the Hallmark packing plant in Chino, California with forklifts. (Read below: the whole thing may have been staged).
Two things to keep in mind: HSUS is not a mainstream animal protection group--that's the American Humane Society. HSUS piggybacks on their name, trying to sound reasonable. They are not. Secondly, any citizen can go to any court of law and file a lawsuit. Its their constitutional right--it may not have merit and be quickly dismissed, but anyone can file.
The mass media runs front page headlines on the filing of the suit, and page 27, single paragraph stories on the dismissal. This is the likely outcome of the HSUS suit.
There is no health risk from the Hallmark ground beef recall--even USDA admits they cannot prove that. All they have is what is likely a fake video, shot for effect by vegetarians and animal rights radicals.
Keep calm, and do as I do--relax and enjoy a big steak.
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