MAD COW IN Canada ?

[MXZ]

Has anyone seen anything on mad cow in canada. One of our local papers had a story about it ,and it is my understanding that no part of a deer will be allowed in to the USA from Canada???? I have friends who have booked hunts up there that called our fish&game and they said that this was not true how ever one day later another hunter said he was told this was a nation wide issue and that it would be Aug. before the answer would be out???
Just looking to see if anyone knows whats going on???
I was thinking of returning to Ont. if I don't draw IA tag but this sure would change my mind.... Well if anyone can add more information that would be great... A huntN friend MXZ.

 

[Greendeem]

From what I have read, as of right now you will only be allowed to bring back the cape and boiled skull plate and antlers. Most seem to think this will change before fall. If it doesnt a lot of outfitters will suffer big time.

For a country that did a lot of anti-United States badmouthing, it sure seems like they need us pretty bad.

 

[scout]

I'm glad it's not Mad Bear

 

[Shovelbuck]

Here's what I found on the USDA's web site. It's sort of long but it does say bone is not allowed along with just about everything else.
May 21, 2003
Subject: Clarification of the Prohibition of the Importation of all Live Ruminants, Ruminant Meat, Ruminant Meat Products and Other Ruminant Protein Products from Canada Due to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
To: Regional Directors, VS
Veterinary Regulatory Support, PPQ

On May 20, 2003, Mr. Bobby R. Acord, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) received information from D. Sarah Kahn, Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer and Director, Animal Health and Production Division, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, reporting a confirmed case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Due to this reporting, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), APHIS, Veterinary Services (VS) is placing a prohibition on the importation of all live ruminants (such as cattle, sheep, goats, cervids, camelids), ruminant meat, ruminant meat products, and other ruminant products from Canada. This prohibition is effective as of 1:30 p.m. e.s.t., May 20, 2003. APHIS believes that emergency measures are necessary to minimize risk to livestock, livestock producers and other industries in the United States.

We are suspending the following animals and animal products from Canada:

1. Live ruminants (imports and transits (except for transits of U.S. origin ruminants));
2. Processed animal protein (such as meat and bone meal, meat meal, bone meal, blood meal, protein meal, etc.), regardless of species of origin (not intended to exclude human food in prepackaged, final form);
3. Animal feed (unless demonstrated to be of exclusively milk or non-animal origin);
4. Pet food (unless animal protein is non-mammalian origin, under permit conditions);
5. Milk replacers containing animal fat or non-milk animal protein;
6. Ruminant blood and blood products;
7. Animal vaccines containing ruminant-derived products;
8. Ruminant offal (internal organs, intestines and tissues not otherwise specified);
9. Ruminant casings (except for collagen casings derived from ruminant hides);
10. Ruminant glands (including but not limited to adrenal, pancreas, thymus, thyroid, pituitary, etc.);
11. Ruminant gland extracts/derivatives;
12. Unprocessed ruminant fat;
13. Processed fats and oils;
14. Nutritional supplements containing specified risk materials (SRMs) ? both in bulk and in final finished package for human or animal consumption;
15. Ruminant bones;
16. Tankage;
17. Tallow, except for tallow derivatives;
18. Ruminant bone-derived gelatin for animal use (permit and additional conditions will allow imports for non-animal/industrial use);
19. Ruminant-derived cartilage and/or chondroitin sulfate;
20. Non-hide derived collagen (exemptions similar to those for gelatin for non-animal use); and
21. Ruminant urine/urine derivatives.
22. Ruminant meat and meat products

The following animal and animal products are still eligible for entry: milk, milk products, ruminant hides and ruminant hide derived products, ruminant semen and embryos. Semen and embryo import protocols that include the BSE certification statements will be completed shortly. As we learn more information about the case of BSE in Canada, the restrictions placed on Canadian imports will be re-evaluated.

Thank you for your cooperation and support.

Karen A. James-Preston, DVM
Director
Technical Trade Services
National Center for Import and Export

United States Department of Agriculture
Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Veterinary Services
National Center for Import and Export
4700 River Road, Unit 40
Riverdale, MD 20737

Phone: 301-734-3277
Fax: 301-734-8226

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