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Feedback
Cattlemen battle to
lift ban
The Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy (BSE, or "mad cow
disease") crisis is now into its third
month. The investigation completed
by the Canadian Food Inspection
Agency was thorough and
comprehensive. All cattle that had
contact with the one isolated cow
were traced and tested with all results
negative. Science has shown that
Canadian beef is safe, yet export
markets remain closed. Cattle
producers are growing increasingly
frustrated and some may question
what their national cattle association
is doing about the situation.
Since the announcement on May
20 of BSE in a single cow that was
condemned and not processed into
beef, the Canadian Cattlemen's
Association (CCA) has devoted all
resources toward this crisis. CCA's
efforts on behalf of beef producers
have been focused on three main
areas: 1) getting our export markets'
borders open to imports of Canadian
beef and cattle; 2) maintaining
domestic confidence in and
consumption of Canadian beef; and
3) securing a disaster relief
compensation program. Meetings and
conference calls with the highest
levels of the Federal Government
(both senior staff and elected
officials) have taken place on a daily
basis. These meetings have included
key decision -makers in Agriculture
and Agri -Food Canada, the Canadian
Food Inspection Agency, Health
Canada, the Canadian Embassy,
Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade, and the House
and Senate Agriculture Committees. I
along with CCA Executive Vice -
President Dennis Laycraft and other
top CCA elected officials have