What a smell a couple of weeks ago on Water Street in Woodstock VA.

Did you know that big commercial meat producers feed chicken waste to cows? An estimated one billion pounds of chicken manure, straw, feathers and spilled chicken feed (called "litter") are shoveled in front of cattle on feedlots each year, and the cows eat what's in front of them.

The practice is both disgusting and dangerous. Current rules already prohibit feedlots from giving cows meal containing beef by-products, because that's how mad cow disease is spread. But cattle by-products can be given to chickens. The chicken "litter" delivered to feedlots contains that banned feed.

It also contains bacteria and pathogens, including E. coli and Salmonella, antibiotics and other drug residues, and metals like arsenic, copper and zinc.

Consumers Union has endorsed this detailed petition
http://www.foodanimalconcerns.org/PDF/FDA%20Chicken%20Litter%20Petition_final.pdf
calling for an end to this practice. 

To sign on in support, just fill in the short form  and add your personal comment below.
We will deliver the short statement, the list of people who signed on and any personal comments you make directly to the FDA.  

TAKE ACTION HERE:

https://www.change.org/p/stop-feeding-chicken-poop-to-cows

Grass-Fed Beef Shenandoah County VA

Why does it stink in the town of Woodstock VA a LOT of the time?

The Reason: They are Feeding Poultry Litter Cows in the Town of Woodstock VA

To avoid chicken poop-fed beef and milk cows, the only option we are provided is purchasing grass-fed beef. Grass-fed cattle eat the food Mother Nature intended them to eat grass.

Companies that respect animals, and feed them properly need to be supported by consumers.

J&L Green Farm in Edinburg, VA - Provides forested pork, 100% grass-fed beef products, and more for our healthy Protein. 

Grass-Fed Beef from the Shenandoah Valley

For an authentic farm experience, shop at our on-farm store located at 4010 Swover Creek Road, Edinburg, VA. We are stocked with a full selection of our pasture-raised meats, eggs, and more. You will be greeted by our friendly staff who can assist you with cut selection and preparation tips. The on-farm store also has the best prices on our products, and you get to save on shipping and delivery costs.

Yet another benefit of buying on the farm: you can take a walk around the farm to see for yourself how we raise our animals and steward the land! 

Saturdays: 9AM - 5PM - YEAR ROUND

4010 Swover Creek Rd, Edinburg, VA 22824, United States

Phone: +1 540 333 1867

https://www.jlgreenfarm.com/

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Chicken litter is banned in the EU. In the US, the report says, the use of poultry litter in cattle feed is unrestricted while its use across the European Union has been banned since 2001 following the outbreak of food and mouth disease and BSE. Both diseases were attributed to the inclusion of animal protein in industrial animal feed.

https://www.poultryworld.net/UK/Articles/2018/1/Chicken-litter-as-animal-feed-becoming-trade-issue-235059E/