A calf at a ranch in Texas tested positive on Wednesday for the flesh-eating parasite, the first case confirmed in Texas since 1966.

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[–] 24 points 5 months ago*

Thank you, Trump and Musk, for defunding government programs that keep people, animals, and the environment safe. Like everything you ruin, fixing it is going to be extremely difficult and incredibly expensive - at least for the things that can be fixed at all.

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  • [–] 16 points 5 months ago (11 children)

    Great news for Canadians. Safer AND helps local producers

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (10 children)

    Good news for Canadian beef farmers. Bad news for Canadian beef consumers.

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Consider how polluting beef is compared to other meats, switch to any alternatives would be a good thing anyways.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Except we don’t have to eat shitty US beef. I call that a win.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Could be imported from somewhere safer than Texas, but surely people prefer life / safety than they want a specific meal?

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    Most people don't care where their meat comes from. No one is out there ordering Texas specific steaks. Consumers notice when the price goes up. I don't know the stats for Canada. They may not import much from Texas anyway. I know Canada is already very protective in dairy but I don't know about beef.

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago

    Limiting? Why not ban outright?

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago

    Thanks trump/DOGE/Congress. God, doge cutting funding for border cattle inspections right as Mexico was dealing with a surge was beyond stupid. And they're trying to cut more staff at the USDA? Jesusfuck, this is so fucking stupid. With Canada restricting imports from Texas, they're doing more to contain this literal plague than the US government, and, unfortunately, Texas is dependent of the federal government to respond appropriately.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    The MAGA regime has shut down so many oversight and regulatory bodies by now that you have to consider that this is a food safety hazard from there that we know about.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    Flesh-eating Screwworm is my new metal band name, I called it first.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Love it. Is this headline referencing Abbot or Paxton?

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