Beta Agonist News
Jeff Zilmax Closer to Returning Commercial Feedlots
I have no idea what impact this may have on the show cattle world, I doubt it’s coming back in the way it was available before, but Merck announced last week that they
More information can be found on the Merck website, “Merck Animal Health Provides Update on Zilmax Five-Step Plan, Announces Next Steps”
Merck, you are a huge company, you have no business putting auto-play music on your website.
FDA Being Sued over Ractopamine
No, not because of any problems found in it. They’re being sued because HSUS doesn't think its approval complied with NEPA, the all-encompassing law that keeps thousands of environmental engineers, consultants, scientists, and their managers employed billing one government agency $50-100/hr to tell another government agency that they considered the environment. I know, I did that for the whopping 18-months that I actually used my college degree.
For those unfortunate enough to know what the acronyms mean, Topmax was FONSI’d in 2003.The HSUS is trying to force a full EA/EIS.
Here’s the full complaint that was filed in a California (where else?) district court last week…
My favorite part is in the part where the HSUS explains why they have a stake in it in the first place…
HSUS members have an aesthetic interest in keeping the areas where they hike, watch birds, swim, and live free of manure contaminated with Ractopamine, antibiotics, and steroids. HSUS members who eat meat also have a consumer interest in avoiding the health risks of drug-contaminated meat.
Yes, they are suing in part because they don’t want manure contaminated with Ractopamine to be on the same trails that they hike on to watch birds and swim.
Here’s how you use this in your daily life…
Make sure the HSUS knows that literally every single inch of the pig barn and large portions of the steer barn are covered in it. It ought to work better than an ag gag law at keeping them away.