When eating some chuck over this weekend I got to thinking what a steer was-so I looked into my dictionary.
I was appalled that the beef I have been eating all these years could have been missing parts of its body for a long time before it was sent to be slaughtered. I am not at all happy with this.
Is there a way to tell if the beef one purchases for consumption is 'compromised' in this way?
Please don't come in this thread saying it is saner, safer, cheaper or whatever-I don't want to hear it.
Does the USDA even care about this? I am not farmer, but when you go to eat venison from a deer- the hunter doesn't first tranquilize it, castrate it, then take it to be slaughtered. Why do our cows have to be treated in such a way? Is it the bean counters or a way to padd the bottom line for someone.
Meat from a steer just has the same ring to it as fat-free milk or dairy-free milk. Doesn't it?
It is pretty sad if someone or something has gotten to the United States Dept. of Agriculture.
Sincerely,
Joseph
I was appalled that the beef I have been eating all these years could have been missing parts of its body for a long time before it was sent to be slaughtered. I am not at all happy with this.
Is there a way to tell if the beef one purchases for consumption is 'compromised' in this way?
Please don't come in this thread saying it is saner, safer, cheaper or whatever-I don't want to hear it.
Does the USDA even care about this? I am not farmer, but when you go to eat venison from a deer- the hunter doesn't first tranquilize it, castrate it, then take it to be slaughtered. Why do our cows have to be treated in such a way? Is it the bean counters or a way to padd the bottom line for someone.
Meat from a steer just has the same ring to it as fat-free milk or dairy-free milk. Doesn't it?
It is pretty sad if someone or something has gotten to the United States Dept. of Agriculture.
Sincerely,
Joseph