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Unfortunately it’s exactly as I said early when this broke. TPWD was forced to tamp down their press release. But this is an ongoing disaster.Last edited by sectxag06; 05-28-2021, 07:09 AM. -
Ask yourself, what would happen if a ranch was found to have cattle with mad cow disease? That's what should happen at these facilities.Originally posted by sectxag06 View Post
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Sunday, January 06, 2013Originally posted by ultrastealth View PostAsk yourself, what would happen if a ranch was found to have cattle with mad cow disease? That's what should happen at these facilities.
USDA TO PGC ONCE CAPTIVES ESCAPE *** "it‘s no longer its business.”
”The occurrence of CWD must be viewed against the contest of the locations in which it occurred. It was an incidental and unwelcome complication of the respective wildlife research programmes. Despite it’s subsequent recognition as a new disease of cervids, therefore justifying direct investigation, no specific research funding was forthcoming. The USDA veiwed it as a wildlife problem and consequently not their province!” page 26.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2021
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture today announced a confirmed positive for CWD in a white-tailed deer on a Warren County hunting preserve
SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2021
TEXAS 267 DIFFERENT SITES HAVE RECEIVED DEER FROM AT LEAST ONE OF THE TWO RECENT CWD POSITIVE FACILITIES
“Regrettably, the gravity of this situation continues to mount with these new CWD positive discoveries, as well as with the full understanding of just how many other facilities and release sites across Texas were connected to the CWD positive sites in Uvalde and Hunt Counties,” said Carter Smith, Executive Director of TPWD.
about that mad cow, that was my cow, i had her in my sights all along, had a positive, then they decided no way, put that sample on ice for 7 months, until myself and others wrote the OIG, finally the Honorable Fong had that sample sent to Weybridge, yup, we have a positive mad cow...
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Subject: USA BIO-RADs INCONCLUSIVEs
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 15:37:28 -0600
From: "Terry S. Singeltary Sr."
To: susan_berg@bio-rad.com
Hello Susan and Bio-Rad,
Happy Holidays!
I wish to ask a question about Bio-Rad and USDA BSE/TSE testing and there inconclusive. IS the Bio-Rad test for BSE/TSE that complicated, or is there most likely some human error we are seeing here?
HOW can Japan have 2 positive cows with No clinical signs WB+, IHC-, HP- , BUT in the USA, these cows are considered 'negative'?
IS there more politics working here than science in the USA?
What am I missing?
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Subject: Re: USDA: More mad cow testing will demonstrate beef's safety
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:26:19 -0600
From: "Terry S. Singeltary Sr."
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Experts doubt USDA's mad cow results
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WELL, someone did call me from Bio-Rad about this, however it was not Susan Berg. but i had to just about take a blood oath not to reveal there name. IN fact they did not want me to even mention this, but i feel it is much much to important. I have omitted any I.D. of this person, but thought I must document this ;
Bio-Rad, TSS phone conversation 12/28/04
Finally spoke with ;
Bio-Rad Laboratories 2000 Alfred Nobel Drive Hercules, CA 94547 Ph: 510-741-6720 Fax: 510-741-5630 Email: ******************
at approx. 14:00 hours 12/28/04, I had a very pleasant phone conversation with ***X ***XX about the USDA and the inconclusive BSE testing problems they seem to keep having. X was very very cautious as to speak directly about USDA and it's policy of not using WB. X was very concerned as a Bio-Rad official of retaliation of some sort. X would only speak of what other countries do, and that i should take that as an answer. I told X I understood that it was a very loaded question and X agreed several times over and even said a political one.
my question;
Does Bio-Rad believe USDA's final determination of False positive, without WB, and considering the new atypical TSEs not showing positive with -IHC and -HP ???
ask if i was a reporter. i said no, i was with CJD Watch and that i had lost my mother to hvCJD. X did not want any of this recorded or repeated.
again, very nervous, will not answer directly about USDA for fear of retaliation, but again said X tell me what other countries are doing and finding, and that i should take it from there.
"very difficult to answer"
"very political"
"very loaded question"
outside USA and Canada, they use many different confirmatory tech. in house WB, SAF, along with IHC, HP, several times etc. you should see at several talks meetings (TSE) of late Paris Dec 2, that IHC- DOES NOT MEAN IT IS NEGATIVE. again, look what the rest of the world is doing.
said something about Dr. Houston stating;
any screening assay, always a chance for human error. but with so many errors (i am assuming X meant inconclusive), why are there no investigations, just false positives?
said something about ''just look at the sheep that tested IHC- but were positive''. ...
TSS
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Subject: Your questions
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 15:58:11 -0800
From: To: flounder@wt.net
Hi Terry:
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Let me know your phone number so I can talk to you about the Bio-Rad BSE test.
Thank you
Regards
Bio-Rad Laboratories 2000 Alfred Nobel Drive Hercules, CA 94547 Ph: 510-741-6720 Fax: 510-741-5630 Email:
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TSS REPORT ON 2ND TEJAS MAD COW Mon, 22 Nov 2004 17:12:15 -0600 (the one that did NOT get away, thanks to the Honorable Phyllis Fong)
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Subject: Re: BSE 'INCONCLUSIVE' COW from TEXAS ???
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 17:12:15 -0600
From: "Terry S. Singeltary Sr."
To: Carla Everett
References: <[log in to unmask]>
<[log in to unmask] us>
Greetings Carla,still hear a rumor;
Texas single beef cow not born in Canada no beef entered the food chain?
and i see the TEXAS department of animal health is ramping up forsomething, but they forgot a url for update?
I HAVE NO ACTUAL CONFIRMATION YET...can you confirm???
terry
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Subject: Re: BSE 'INCONCLUSIVE' COW from TEXAS ???
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 11:38:21 -0600
From: Carla Everett
To: "Terry S. Singeltary Sr."
References: <[log in to unmask]>
The USDA has made a statement, and we are referring all callers to the USDA web site. We have no information about the animal being in Texas.
Carla At 09:44 AM 11/19/2004, you wrote:
>Greetings Carla,
>>i am getting unsubstantiated claims of this BSE 'inconclusive' cow is from
>TEXAS. can you comment on this either way please?
>>thank you,
>Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
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Subject: Re: BSE 'INCONCLUSIVE' COW from TEXAS ???
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 18:33:20 -0600
From: Carla Everett
To: "Terry S. Singeltary Sr."
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our computer department was working on a place holder we could post USDA's announcement of any results. There are no results to be announced tonight by NVSL, so we are back in a waiting mode and will post the USDA announcement when we hear something.
At 06:05 PM 11/22/2004, you wrote: >why was the announcement on your TAHC site removed?
>>Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy:
>November 22: Press Release title here
>>star image More BSE information
>>>>terry
>>Carla Everett wrote:
>>>no confirmation on the U.S.' inconclusive test...
>>no confirmation on location of animal.
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THEN, 7+ MONTHS OF COVER-UP BY JOHANN ET AL! no doubt about it now $$$
NO, it's not pretty, be nice, im not pretty, but these are the facts, take em or leave em, however, you cannot change them.
with kindest regards,
I am still sincerely disgusted and tired in sunny Bacliff, Texas USA 77518
Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
FULL 130 LASHINGS TO USDA BY OIG again
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Statement
May 4, 2004
Media Inquiries: 301-827-6242
Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA
Statement on Texas Cow With Central Nervous System Symptoms
On Friday, April 30 th , the Food and Drug Administration learned that a cow with central nervous system symptoms had been killed and shipped to a processor for rendering into animal protein for use in animal feed.
FDA, which is responsible for the safety of animal feed, immediately began an investigation. On Friday and throughout the weekend, FDA investigators inspected the slaughterhouse, the rendering facility, the farm where the animal came from, and the processor that initially received the cow from the slaughterhouse.
FDA's investigation showed that the animal in question had already been rendered into "meat and bone meal" (a type of protein animal feed). Over the weekend FDA was able to track down all the implicated material. That material is being held by the firm, which is cooperating fully with FDA.
Cattle with central nervous system symptoms are of particular interest because cattle with bovine spongiform encephalopathy or BSE, also known as "mad cow disease," can exhibit such symptoms. In this case, there is no way now to test for BSE. But even if the cow had BSE, FDA's animal feed rule would prohibit the feeding of its rendered protein to other ruminant animals (e.g., cows, goats, sheep, bison).
FDA is sending a letter to the firm summarizing its findings and informing the firm that FDA will not object to use of this material in swine feed only. If it is not used in swine feed, this material will be destroyed. Pigs have been shown not to be susceptible to BSE. If the firm agrees to use the material for swine feed only, FDA will track the material all the way through the supply chain from the processor to the farm to ensure that the feed is properly monitored and used only as feed for pigs.
To protect the U.S. against BSE, FDA works to keep certain mammalian protein out of animal feed for cattle and other ruminant animals. FDA established its animal feed rule in 1997 after the BSE epidemic in the U.K. showed that the disease spreads by feeding infected ruminant protein to cattle.
Under the current regulation, the material from this Texas cow is not allowed in feed for cattle or other ruminant animals. FDA's action specifying that the material go only into swine feed means also that it will not be fed to poultry.
FDA is committed to protecting the U.S. from BSE and collaborates closely with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on all BSE issues. The animal feed rule provides crucial protection against the spread of BSE, but it is only one of several such firewalls. FDA will soon be improving the animal feed rule, to make this strong system even stronger.
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Subject: Re: Congressman Henry Waxmans's Letter to the Honorable Ann Veneman on failure by USDA/APHIS TO TEST TEXAS MAD COW
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 16:48:31 –0500
From: "Terry S. Singeltary Sr."
Reply-To: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
To: BSE-L@uni-karlsruhe.de References: 40A8CD52.1070308@wt.net
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USA BSE RED BOOK
October 1998
BSE Red Book 2.1-36
7.2.1.7 Laboratory Coordination--The Laboratory Coordination Officer will advise the READE(3 Director concerning laboratory capabilities and appropriate laboratory examinations to be conducted to provide needed results as rapidly as possible. This individual will assist with interpretation of results.
seems that if the 'enhanced BSE/TSE testing program' is to test some 400,000+ animals in 1 1/2 years, they better hurry up, times a wasting.
BSE Red Book 2.1-39
7.6 Depopulation Procedures
Under no circumstances may BSE suspects be sent fo slaughhter or rendering.
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BSE Red Book 2.1-40
7.7 Disposal Under no circumstances may BSE suspects be sent to slaughter or rendering. Notify FDA, CVM if you suspect that the carcass of a BSE-confirmed animal has moved to rendering or animal feed manufacturing. Field personel should arrange for the carcass to be transported to and examined by a qualified veterinary pathologist or field veterinary medical officer. After the pathologic examination has been completed and the necessary diagnostic specimens have been obtained, field personnel should arrange for disposal of the carcass. Before a method of disposal is selected, there are many factors that must be considered, and often other State and Federal agencies must be consulted. The environmental and legal impacts of the operation must be considered. Upon recommendation of the State or Federal agencies, VS may consider other disposal methods.
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7.7.3 Rendering Because BSE is spread by rendered animal protein, BSE-suspect and confirmed carcasses must not be rendered, unless the rendered material is incinerated. Notify FDA, CVM if you suspect that dead BSE animals or carcasses have moved to rendering or animal feed manufacturing.
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7.10.11 Prevention--Suspects and animals confirmed to have BSE must not be rendered. Producers, feed mills, and rendering establishments should adhere to U.S. State and local rendering policies and FDA regulations concerning the feeding of rendered animal protein to ruminants.
TSS
Terry S. Singeltary Sr. wrote:
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ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM 2157 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC 20515-6143
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troubling...
SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2021
Second passage of chronic wasting disease of mule deer to sheep by intracranial inoculation compared to classical scrapie
''Given the results of this study, current diagnostic techniques would be unlikely to distinguish CWD in sheep from scrapie in sheep if cross-species transmission occurred naturally.''
Texas Scrapie Confirmed in a Hartley County Sheep where CWD was detected in a Mule Deer
April 22, 2016
Scrapie Confirmed in a Hartley County Sheep
AUSTIN - Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) officials have confirmed scrapie in a Hartley County ewe. The ewe was tested by TAHC after the owner reported signs of weight loss and lack of coordination to their local veterinarian. The premises was quarantined and a flock plan for monitoring is being developed by the TAHC and USDA.
"The TAHC is working closely with the flock owner, sharing all of the options for disease eradication," said Dr. David Finch, TAHC Region 1 Director. "We are thankful the producer was proactive in identifying a problem and seeking veterinary help immediately."
Texas leads the nation in sheep and goat production. Since 2008, there have been no confirmed cases of scrapie in Texas. The last big spike in Texas scrapie cases was in 2006 when nine infected herds were identified and the last herd was released from restrictions in 2013.
According to USDA regulations, Texas must conduct adequate scrapie surveillance by collecting a minimum of 598 sheep samples annually. Since USDA slaughter surveillance started in FY 2003, the percent of cull sheep found positive for scrapieat slaughter (once adjusted for face color) has decreased 90 percent.
Scrapie is the oldest known transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, and under natural conditions only sheep and goats are known to be affected by scrapie. It is a fatal disease that affects the central nervous system of sheep and goats. It is not completely understood how scrapie is passed from one animal to the next and apparently healthy sheep infected with scrapie can spread the disease. Sheep and goats are typically infected as young lambs or kids, though adult sheep and goats can become infected.
The most effective method of scrapie prevention is to maintain a closed flock. Raising replacement ewes, purchasing genetically resistant rams and ewes,or buying from a certified-free scrapie flock are other options to reduce the risk of scrapie. At this time the resistant genetic markers in goats have not been identified, therefore it is important to maintain your sheep and goat herds separately.
The incubation period for Scrapie is typically two to five years. Producers should record individual identification numbers and the seller's premise identification number on purchase and sales records. These records must be maintained for a minimum of five years.
Producers should notify the Texas Animal Health Commission (800-550-8242) or the USDA-Austin Office (512-383-2400) if they have an adult sheep or goat with neurologic signs such as incoordination, behavioral changes, or intense itching with wool loss. Producers may order scrapie identification tags by calling 866-873-2824. For more information, please visit our website at:
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Should have been done years ago, decades even. Absolutely no reason for it and serves no biological purpose whatsoever. Nothing more than turning what should be a wild animal into a plaything for ego and greed, and all under the guise of 'management'.Originally posted by Tom View PostComment
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We get it. You don’t like breeders. You don’t like exotics. We heard you. Now stfu and move on. Always turns into a pissing contest over this just because someone disagrees with the way another person LEGALLY handles business. Or what business they legally own. You do you. Let other folks do their thing.Originally posted by Deerguy View PostComment
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It’s they’re money and how they spend it isn’t your business.Originally posted by Deerguy View PostComment
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it's the great state of Texas Cervid.Originally posted by Spiderpig1776 View Post
if TAHC et al were not in bed with the industry, as they are, maybe we would not be this far down in the game i.e. what i call tse prion poker.
i'm thinking of a thread a few years back on this very site, follow the money;
Subject: Texas 85th Legislative Session 2017, bathroom politics, while Rome burns, CWD detected in 5th captive breeding facility
thought i might comment on the bathroom politics in Austin, while Rome Burns...
Subject: Texas 85th Legislative Session 2017, bathroom politics, while Rome burns, CWD detected in 5th captive breeding facility
Subject: TEXAS CWD POLITICIANS, AND CORPORATE GREED
MONDAY, MAY 15, 2017
TEXAS New CWD TSE PRION Case Discovered at Fifth Captive Deer Breeding Facility
SUNDAY, MAY 14, 2017
85th Legislative Session 2017 AND THE TEXAS TWO STEP Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion, and paying to play $$$
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 09, 2015
Texas TWA Chronic Wasting Disease TSE Prion Webinars and Meeting October 2015
Thursday, August 20, 2015
*** TEXAS TAHC DEER BREEDER CWD PERMIT RULES EMERGENCY ADOPTION PREAMBLE ***
Under Texas law, though, breeder deer belong to the state, not the permittee. See, e.g., TEX. PARKS & WILD. CODE §§ 1.011 (“All wild animals . . . inside the borders of this state are the property of the people of this state.”); 43.364 (“All breeder deer . . . are under the full force of the laws of [Texas] pertaining to deer . . . .”). While a permittee may have possession of the breeder deer, the deer are only “held under a permit[.]” Id. § 43.351. Nowhere do the statutes or regulations state that breeder deer become the property of a permit holder.4 Regardless, even if they did give ownership of breeder deer to permit holders, the Andertons were not permit holders when the deer were killed.
While a permittee may have possession of the breeder deer, the deer are only “held under a permit[.]” Id. § 43.351
S.B. No. 820
Texas Senate Bill
Relating to the management, breeding, and destruction of deer and to procedures regarding certain deer permits.
View latest bill text Session:83rd Legislature (2013)
Thursday, August 20, 2015
TEXAS CAPTIVE Deer Industry, Pens, Breeding, Big Business, Invites Crooks and CWD
Thursday, August 20, 2015
*** TEXAS TAHC DEER BREEDER CWD PERMIT RULES EMERGENCY ADOPTION PREAMBLE ***
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Texas' wild deer herd must be protected
Terry S. Singeltary Sr. Your opinions and comments have been submitted successfully. Thank you for participating in the TPWD regulatory process.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Interim Chronic Wasting Disease Response Rules Comment online through 07:00 a.m. November 5, 2015
Subject: Texas CWD TSE Prion Discovered at Deer Breeding Facilities in Matagorda and Mason Counties With 228 Positive To Date Total
“Regrettably, the gravity of this situation continues to mount with these new CWD positive discoveries, as well as with the full understanding of just how many other facilities and release sites across Texas were connected to the CWD positive sites in Uvalde and Hunt Counties,” said Carter Smith, Executive Director of TPWD.
For Immediate Release
May 14, 2021
Chronic Wasting Disease Discovered at Deer Breeding Facilities in Matagorda and Mason Counties
AUSTIN, TX – Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been discovered in deer breeding facilities in both Matagorda and Mason counties. This marks the first positive detection of the disease in each county.
An epidemiological investigation found that both deer breeding facilities had received deer from the Uvalde County premises confirmed positive with CWD on March 29, 2021. Postmortem tissue samples were submitted by the permitted deer breeders to assist Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) with the epidemiological investigation. The National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa, has since confirmed CWD in those tissue samples.
TPWD and TAHC officials have taken immediate action to secure all cervids at the Matagorda County and Mason County deer breeding facilities and plan to conduct additional investigations for CWD. In addition, other breeding facilities and release sites that have received deer from these facilities or shipped deer to these facilities during the last five years have been contacted by TPWD and cannot move or release deer at this time.
On March 31, 2021, TPWD and TAHC reported two CWD confirmations at breeding facilities in both Hunt and Uvalde counties. The Hunt facility underwent further DNA testing to confirm animal identification and origin, and on May 12 the DNA test results confirmed the deer’s connection to the premises.
TPWD and TAHC continue to work together to determine the extent of the disease within all the affected facilities and evaluate risks to Texas’ free ranging deer populations. Quick detection of CWD can help mitigate the disease’s spread.
“Regrettably, the gravity of this situation continues to mount with these new CWD positive discoveries, as well as with the full understanding of just how many other facilities and release sites across Texas were connected to the CWD positive sites in Uvalde and Hunt Counties,” said Carter Smith, Executive Director of TPWD. “Along with our partners at the Texas Animal Health Commission, we will continue to exercise great diligence and urgency with this ongoing investigation. Accelerating the testing at other exposed facilities will be critical in ensuring we are doing all we can to arrest the further spread of this disease, which poses great risks to our native deer populations, both captive and free-ranging alike.”
CWD was first recognized in the U.S. in 1967 and has since been documented in captive and/or free-ranging deer in 26 states and 3 Canadian provinces.
In Texas, the disease was first discovered in 2012 in free-ranging mule deer along a remote area of the Hueco Mountains near the Texas-New Mexico border and has since been detected in 228 captive or free-ranging cervids, including white-tailed deer, mule deer, red deer and elk in 13 Texas counties. For more information on previous detections visit the CWD page on the TPWD website. CWD is a fatal neurological disease found in certain cervids, including deer, elk, moose and other members of the deer family. CWD is a slow and progressive disease. Due to a long incubation, cervids infected with CWD may not produce any visible signs for a number of years after becoming infected. As the disease progresses, animals with CWD show changes in behavior and appearance. Clinical signs may include, progressive weight loss, stumbling or tremors with a lack of coordination, excessive thirst, salivation or urination, loss of appetite, teeth grinding, abnormal head posture, and/or drooping ears. To date there is no evidence that CWD poses a risk to humans or non-cervids. However, as a precaution, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization recommend not to consume meat from infected animals. For more information about CWD, visit the TPWD web site or the TAHC web site.
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“Regrettably, the gravity of this situation continues to mount with these new CWD positive discoveries, as well as with the full understanding of just how many other facilities and release sites across Texas were connected to the CWD positive sites in Uvalde and Hunt Counties,” said Carter Smith, Executive Director of TPWD.
Texas Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Positives Mounting 224 To Date
see the latest positives;
2021-04-27 Breeder Deer Mason Facility #10 White-tailed Deer M 2.482191781
2021-04-27 Breeder Deer Uvalde Facility #7 White-tailed Deer M 1.5
2021-04-27 Breeder Deer Uvalde Facility #7 White-tailed Deer M 1.5
2021-04-20 Breeder Deer Matagorda Facility #9 White-tailed Deer F 1.5
2021-03-29 Breeder Deer Uvalde Facility #7 White-tailed Deer F 3.536986301
2021-03-29 Breeder Deer Uvalde Facility #7 White-tailed Deer M 2.178082192
2021-03-29 Breeder Deer Uvalde Facility #7 White-tailed Deer M 3.5
2021-03-29 Breeder Deer Uvalde Facility #7 White-tailed Deer M 1.545205479
2021-03-29 Breeder Deer Uvalde Facility #7 White-tailed Deer M 2.482191781
2021-03-29 Breeder Deer Hunt Facility #8 White-tailed Deer F 2.482191781
THURSDAY, MAY 06, 2021
Texas Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Positives Mounting 224 To Date
Politicians and ANIMAL FREAK SHOWS IN TEXAS AND CWD
ALSO, IT'S ALWAYS A FREAK SHOW IN TEXAS, IF POLITICIANS ARE NOW JERKING DEER OFF FOR CAMPAIGN MONEY, THEY ARE NOW CLONING DEER, WHAT NEXT;
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2021
***> A Texas Rancher Cloned Deer For Years. Some Lawmakers Want To Legalize It (what about cwd tse prion)? <***
WHAT COULD GO WRONG, ASK BAMBI;
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“Regrettably, the gravity of this situation continues to mount with these new CWD positive discoveries, as well as with the full understanding of just how many other facilities and release sites across Texas were connected to the CWD positive sites in Uvalde and Hunt Counties,” said Carter Smith, Executive Director of TPWD.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2019
In Vitro detection of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) prions in semen and reproductive tissues of white tailed deer bucks (Odocoileus virginianus
SUNDAY, AUGUST 02, 2015
TEXAS CWD, Have you been ThunderStruck, deer semen, straw bred bucks, super ovulation, and the potential TSE Prion connection, what if?
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2020
***> Jerking for Dollars, Are Texas Politicians and Legislators Masturbating Deer For Money, and likely spreading CWD TSE Prion?
***> 181 CWD-trace facilities associated with the CWD-positive deer breeding facilities in Hunt and Uvalde Counties, and some are out of state/country in Mexico
i finally got a recent copy of the CWD-trace facilities associated with the CWD-positive deer breeding facilities in Hunt and Uvalde Counties.
seems to date, there are 181 CWD-trace facilities associated with the CWD-positive deer breeding facilities in Hunt and Uvalde Counties, and some are out of state/country in Mexico. i was told that in the coming weeks, some of the facilities will start testing for cwd, and those results will be forthcoming later on. i hope they don't flounder on depopulation efforts if any positives are found. sad for Mexico (8 facilities).
Chronic Wasting Disease Discovered at Deer Breeding Facilities in Hunt and Uvalde Counties
MARCH 31, 2021
Texas Confirms CWD TSE Prion in 213 white-tailed deer, mule deer, red deer and elk to date, 148 connected to deer breeding facilities and release sites.
“Regrettably, the gravity of this situation continues to mount with these new CWD positive discoveries, as well as with the full understanding of just how many other facilities and release sites across Texas were connected to the CWD positive sites in Uvalde and Hunt Counties,” said Carter Smith, Executive Director of TPWD.
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Texas Breeder Deer May Have Spread Brain Disease Into The Wild
ENVIRONMENT 06/01/2021 10:36 am ET Updated 1 day ago
Texas Breeder Deer May Have Spread Brain Disease Into The Wild
Officials are struggling to locate deer sold from facilities infected with chronic wasting disease.
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Subject: TEXAS CWD TSE Prion Urgent Letter to Honorable Arch H. Aplin, III from Officials and Land Owners the high rate of “lost” deer, and other inadequacies and loopholes in the current rules have put our state’s susceptible cervid herds at significant risk
TEXAS CWD TSE Prion Urgent Letter to Honorable Arch H. Aplin, III from Officials and Land Owners
''the high rate of “lost” deer, and other inadequacies and loopholes in the current rules have put our state’s susceptible cervid herds at significant risk''
June 14, 2021
The Honorable Arch H. Aplin, III
Chairman, Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
4200 Smith School Road
Austin, Texas 78744
Dear Chairman Aplin,
In light of the recent discovery of CWD in captive deer herds, the undersigned encourage the Commission to take swift and decisive action to protect our captive and wild deer herds, even up to an immediate partial or complete shut-down of deer movement. It is imperative that the response be focused not only on uncovering the sources of the infections, but also in promptly conducting all necessary trace-outs to determine the extent of disease spread.
We appreciate and value the efforts of the Commission and the Department staff to rapidly and effectively deal with this CWD outbreak, but as you are aware, and as staff at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Department) have stated, the modeling used in establishing the current testing requirements has proven insufficient to detect CWD at any reasonable probability and degree of confidence. It is likely that CWD was present in the Uvalde County index facility for a year or more prior to detection, and over a hundred deer were transported to other breeders and release sites in the interim. Additionally, the combined effects of insufficient reporting, testing, and other non-compliance issues with current rules, the high rate of “lost” deer, and other inadequacies and loopholes in the current rules have put our state’s susceptible cervid herds at significant risk.
By the rights and privileges conveyed in the permitting process, deer breeders have accepted and taken calculated risks, for which they are ultimately responsible. While the Department has operated in good faith, it is also the Department’s responsibility to take any and all necessary actions required by their mission statement. The time has come for deer breeders and the Department to accept the necessity that additional steps must be taken to protect this incredibly valuable resource for the public good.
The undersigned strongly urge that the Commission promote enforcement of existing rules and regulations, including revocation, suspension, or non-renewal of non-compliant deer breeders, pursuant to Sunset recommendations. It is also imperative that the Commission promptly engage all appropriate stakeholders (CWD Taskforce, White-tailed Deer Advisory Committee, and Deer Breeder User Group) to review and bolster existing rules that have clearly proven insufficient to identify and contain this disease. In addition, we urge the Department to work closely with Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and other regulatory agencies in expediting the trace-out process, strengthening the oversight of carcass disposal and transport, as well as strengthening the rules and testing related to exotics as a highest priority.
In closing, we express our strong support for tightening any loopholes that exist in current rules associated with CWD detection and containment. We also ask that the Department revisit all assessments made for probability of detection and correct deficits that might currently exist. It is imperative that our response to CWD in Texas move from a reactive to a proactive posture that more effectively protects this precious resource.
Again, we whole-heartedly support and value the Commission and the Department staff as you rapidly and effectively deal with this CWD outbreak, and we stand ready to assist and support you in any manner necessary.
Respectfully,
Terry Anderson – Nacogdoches County Landowner Ernest Angelo Jr. - Former TPWD Commissioner John Barrett – Mason County Landowner Giovana L. Benitez, South Texans’ Property Rights Association Director, Hidalgo County Landowner George Bristol – Texas Foundation for Conservation Dr. Fred C. Bryant – Texas Foundation for Conservation; Past President, Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society; Former Board Member, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation; Professional Member, Boone & Crockett Club Rene Barrientos – South Texas Landowner Emry Birdwell - Partner, Birdwell & Clark Ranch, Lone Star Land Steward Award Recipient Rory Burroughs – Fisher County Landowner Gus T. Canales – South Texas Landowner Linda Campbell – Certified Wildlife Biologist; Past President, Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society Dr. Jim Cathey – Past President – Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society Ken Cearley – Certified Wildlife Biologist, Cornerstone Ranching Solutions LLC Michael J. Cherry - Wildlife Biologist Deborah Clark - Partner, Birdwell & Clark Ranch, Lone Star Land Steward Award Recipient Charles A. DeYoung - Ph D, Wildlife Biologist Dr. Randy DeYoung - PhD, Fellow, The Wildlife Society Don Dietz – Certified Wildlife Biologist Cary Dietzmann – Washington County Landowner Alice East – South Texans’ Property Rights Association, South Texas Landowner Dr. Bill Eikenhorst – Veterinarian, Washington County Landowner Jay C. Evans –Texas Landowner Richard Guerra - Starr County landowner Henry Hamman, South Texas Landowner Trey Henderson – Angelina County Landowner Dr. David G. Hewitt; Past President of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society; Professional Member, Boone and Crockett Club Dr. Clayton D. Hilton – Veterinarian; Professional Member, Boone and Crockett Club Gail & Bruce Hoffman - Jim Wells County Landowners Anson B. Howard, Dimmit, Tom Green, and Coleman County Landowner A.C. “****” Jones, IV - Jim Hogg County Landowner W.W “Whit” Jones III - Jim Hogg County Landowner David Kelly – Brooks County Ranch Manager, Leopold Award Recipient Tio Kleberg – South Texas Landowner Whitney Marion Klenzendorf – Frio County Landowner Dr. Wallace Klussmann – Retired Head, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University; Past President, Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society; Founder, Texas Youth Hunting Program Jim Kolkhorst – Conservationist, Washington and Freestone County Landowner Keith Lake – Wildlife Biologist David K. Langford – Kendall County Landowner; Retired CEO, Texas Wildlife Association; Lone Star Land Steward Award Recipient, Emeritus Member, Boone & Crockett Club Berdon Lawrence – South Texans’ Property Rights Director, South Texas Landowner Ken Leonard – South Texas Landowner Roy Leslie – Low fence, no lease Kendall County Landowner; Lone Star Land Steward Award Recipient Dr. Roel Lopez – Past President – Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Texas Foundation for Conservation, Professional Member – Boone & Crockett Club Chancey Lewis - Wildlife Biologist, Milam County Landowner Steve C. Lewis – Kendall & Medina Landowner; Past President, Texas Wildlife Association Ben Masters - Conservation Filmmaker, Writer T. Nyle Maxwell – McCulloch and Hudspeth County Landowner Coley Means – Culberson & Jeff Davis County Landowner Jon Means – Culberson & Jeff Davis County Landowner; Past President, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Dr. Dan McBride – Veterinarian; Regular Member, Boone and Crockett Club, Burnet and Hudspeth County Landowner Robert F. McFarlane M.D. – Anderson County Landowner, Leopold Conservation Award Recipient Dr. James E. Miller - Past-President, The Wildlife Society; Honorary Member of The Wildlife Society; Aldo Leopold Memorial Award Recipient Brian Murphy – Certified Wildlife Biologist; Former CEO, Quality Deer Management Association Steve Nelle – Consulting Biologist Eric Opiela, South Texans’ Property Rights Association President; Karnes, Bee and Live Oak County Landowner Dr. J. Alfonso “Poncho” Ortega, President of the Society for Range Management Ellen Randall – South Texans’ Property Rights Association Director, Medina County Landowner Jenny Sanders – Conservationist, Trinity County Landowner Robert Sanders – Wildlife Biologist, Trinity County Landowner Andrew Sansom - Professor of Practice in Geography and Executive Director; The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment Neil Shelton – Hartley & Oldham County Landowner John Shepperd, Texas Foundation for Conservation Dr. Nova J. Silvy - Fellow and Past President, The Wildlife Society; Aldo Leopold Memorial Award Recipient Greg Simons – Wildlife Biologist, Liberty, Jasper, Brazoria and Johnson County Landowner South Texans’ Property Rights Association Dr. Don Steinbach – Certified Wildlife Biologist, Executive Director – Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Washington County Landowner Tye Stephens - Wildlife Biologist, Ranch Broker Romey Swanson – Certified Wildlife Biologist; President, Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society Ellen Temple – East Texas Landowner, Leopold Conservation Award Recipient Tamara Trail – Conservationist, Shackelford County Landowner, Lone Star Land Steward Award Recipient Gary Valentine Dr. Matt Wagner, Certified Wildlife Biologist Larry Weishuhn – Wildlife Biologist; Co-Founder, Texas Wildlife Association Irvin Welch – Wildlife Biologist, Landowner Dr. Neal Wilkins – Certified Wildlife Biologist; South Texans’ Property Rights Association Director; Professional Member, Boone & Crockett Club Charlie Williams – Bandera and Medina County Landowner Simon Winston – Trinity, Angelina, and Nacogdoches County Landowner; Leopold Conservation Award Recipient Carl Young - Williamson, Travis, and Brewster County Landowner CC: The Honorable Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas The Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor of Texas The Honorable Dade Phelan, Speaker – Texas House of Representatives The Honorable Ken King, Chair – House Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee The Honorable Tracy King, Chair – House Agriculture & Livestock Committee The Honorable Charles Perry, Chair – Senate Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs Committee The Honorable James E. Abell, TPW Commissioner The Honorable Oliver J. Bell, TPW Commissioner The Honorable Paul L. Foster, TPW Commissioner The Honorable Anna B. Gallo, TPW Commissioner The Honorable Jeffery D. Hildebrand, TPW Commissioner The Honorable Robert L. “Bobby” Patton, Jr., TPW Commissioner The Honorable Travis B. “Blake” Rowling, TPW Commissioner The Honorable Richard “****” Scott, TPW Commissioner The Honorable Lee M. Bass, Chairman-Emeritus – TPW Commission The Honorable T. Dan Friedkin, Chairman-Emeritus – TPW Commission The Honorable Coleman Locke, Chair - TAHC Commission The Honorable Jim Eggleston, TAHC Commissioner The Honorable Jimmie Ruth Evans, TAHC Commissioner The Honorable Melanie Johnson, TAHC Commissioner The Honorable Kenneth “Ken” Jordan, TAHC Commissioner The Honorable Barret J. Klein, TAHC Commissioner The Honorable Wendee C. Langdon, TAHC Commissioner The Honorable Joe Leathers, TAHC Commissioner The Honorable Thomas “Tommy” Oates, TAHC Commissioner The Honorable Joseph “Joe” Osterkamp, TAHC Commissioner The Honorable Keith M. Staggs, TAHC Commissioner The Honorable Leo Vermedahl, TAHC Commissioner The Honorable Michael L. Vickers, TAHC Commissioner The Honorable Jimmie Ruth Evans, Chair, TPWD Private Lands Advisory Committee Mr. Carter Smith, TPWD Executive Director Dr. Andy Schwartz, DVM, TAHC Executive Director =====end===== Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
***> 2nd USA should declare a Declaration of Extraordinary Emergency due to CWD, and all exports of cervid and cervid products must be stopped internationally, and there should be a ban of interstate movement of cervid, until a live cwd test is available.
“Regrettably, the gravity of this situation continues to mount with these new CWD positive discoveries, as well as with the full understanding of just how many other facilities and release sites across Texas were connected to the CWD positive sites in Uvalde and Hunt Counties,” said Carter Smith, Executive Director of TPWD.
For Immediate Release
May 14, 2021
Chronic Wasting Disease Discovered at Deer Breeding Facilities in Matagorda and Mason Counties
AUSTIN, TX – Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been discovered in deer breeding facilities in both Matagorda and Mason counties. This marks the first positive detection of the disease in each county.
An epidemiological investigation found that both deer breeding facilities had received deer from the Uvalde County premises confirmed positive with CWD on March 29, 2021. Postmortem tissue samples were submitted by the permitted deer breeders to assist Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) with the epidemiological investigation. The National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa, has since confirmed CWD in those tissue samples.
TPWD and TAHC officials have taken immediate action to secure all cervids at the Matagorda County and Mason County deer breeding facilities and plan to conduct additional investigations for CWD. In addition, other breeding facilities and release sites that have received deer from these facilities or shipped deer to these facilities during the last five years have been contacted by TPWD and cannot move or release deer at this time.
On March 31, 2021, TPWD and TAHC reported two CWD confirmations at breeding facilities in both Hunt and Uvalde counties. The Hunt facility underwent further DNA testing to confirm animal identification and origin, and on May 12 the DNA test results confirmed the deer’s connection to the premises.
TPWD and TAHC continue to work together to determine the extent of the disease within all the affected facilities and evaluate risks to Texas’ free ranging deer populations. Quick detection of CWD can help mitigate the disease’s spread.
“Regrettably, the gravity of this situation continues to mount with these new CWD positive discoveries, as well as with the full understanding of just how many other facilities and release sites across Texas were connected to the CWD positive sites in Uvalde and Hunt Counties,” said Carter Smith, Executive Director of TPWD. “Along with our partners at the Texas Animal Health Commission, we will continue to exercise great diligence and urgency with this ongoing investigation. Accelerating the testing at other exposed facilities will be critical in ensuring we are doing all we can to arrest the further spread of this disease, which poses great risks to our native deer populations, both captive and free-ranging alike.”
CWD was first recognized in the U.S. in 1967 and has since been documented in captive and/or free-ranging deer in 26 states and 3 Canadian provinces.
In Texas, the disease was first discovered in 2012 in free-ranging mule deer along a remote area of the Hueco Mountains near the Texas-New Mexico border and has since been detected in 228 captive or free-ranging cervids, including white-tailed deer, mule deer, red deer and elk in 13 Texas counties. For more information on previous detections visit the CWD page on the TPWD website. CWD is a fatal neurological disease found in certain cervids, including deer, elk, moose and other members of the deer family. CWD is a slow and progressive disease. Due to a long incubation, cervids infected with CWD may not produce any visible signs for a number of years after becoming infected. As the disease progresses, animals with CWD show changes in behavior and appearance. Clinical signs may include, progressive weight loss, stumbling or tremors with a lack of coordination, excessive thirst, salivation or urination, loss of appetite, teeth grinding, abnormal head posture, and/or drooping ears. To date there is no evidence that CWD poses a risk to humans or non-cervids. However, as a precaution, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization recommend not to consume meat from infected animals. For more information about CWD, visit the TPWD web site or the TAHC web site.
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“Regrettably, the gravity of this situation continues to mount with these new CWD positive discoveries, as well as with the full understanding of just how many other facilities and release sites across Texas were connected to the CWD positive sites in Uvalde and Hunt Counties,” said Carter Smith, Executive Director of TPWD.
Texas Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Positives Mounting 224 To Date
see the latest positives;
2021-04-27 Breeder Deer Mason Facility #10 White-tailed Deer M 2.482191781
2021-04-27 Breeder Deer Uvalde Facility #7 White-tailed Deer M 1.5
2021-04-27 Breeder Deer Uvalde Facility #7 White-tailed Deer M 1.5
2021-04-20 Breeder Deer Matagorda Facility #9 White-tailed Deer F 1.5
2021-03-29 Breeder Deer Uvalde Facility #7 White-tailed Deer F 3.536986301
2021-03-29 Breeder Deer Uvalde Facility #7 White-tailed Deer M 2.178082192
2021-03-29 Breeder Deer Uvalde Facility #7 White-tailed Deer M 3.5
2021-03-29 Breeder Deer Uvalde Facility #7 White-tailed Deer M 1.545205479
2021-03-29 Breeder Deer Uvalde Facility #7 White-tailed Deer M 2.482191781
2021-03-29 Breeder Deer Hunt Facility #8 White-tailed Deer F 2.482191781
Texas Kimble County Farm Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Approximate Herd Prevalence 12%
Texas Kimble County Farm Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Approximate Herd Prevalence 12%
SUMMARY MINUTES OF THE 407th COMMISSION MEETING Texas Animal Health Commission
September 22, 2020
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD):
A new CWD positive breeding herd was disclosed in February 2020 in Kimble County. This herd depopulation was completed in July 2020. Including the two index positive deer, an additional eight more positive deer were disclosed (approximate herd prevalence 12%). Since July 2015 and prior to this discovery, five positive captive breeder herds have been disclosed and four of those are in Medina County. One herd in Lavaca and three herds in Medina County were depopulated leaving one large herd in Medina County that is managed on a herd plan. A new zone was established in Val Verde County in December 2019 as a result of a positive free-ranging White-tailed Deer (WTD). A second positive WTD was also disclosed in February 2020 in the same area.
“Regrettably, the gravity of this situation continues to mount with these new CWD positive discoveries, as well as with the full understanding of just how many other facilities and release sites across Texas were connected to the CWD positive sites in Uvalde and Hunt Counties,” said Carter Smith, Executive Director of TPWD.
Control of Chronic Wasting Disease OMB Control Number: 0579-0189 APHIS-2021-0004 Singeltary Submission
Greetings APHIS et al, i would kindly like to comment on Control of Chronic Wasting Disease OMB Control Number: 0579-0189 APHIS-2021-0004.
Greetings APHIS et al, i would kindly like to comment on Control of Chronic Wasting Disease OMB Control Number: 0579-0189 APHIS-2021-0004.
***> 1st and foremost your biggest problem is 'VOLUNTARY'! AS with the BSE 589.2001 FEED REGULATIONS, especially since it is still voluntary with cervid, knowing full well that cwd and scrapie will transmit to pigs by oral route. VOLUNTARY DOES NOT WORK! all animal products should be banned and be made mandatory, and the herd certification program should be mandatory, or you don't move cervid. IF THE CWD HERD CERTIFICATION IS NOT MANDATORY, it will be another colossal tse prion failure from the start.
***> 2nd USA should declare a Declaration of Extraordinary Emergency due to CWD, and all exports of cervid and cervid products must be stopped internationally, and there should be a ban of interstate movement of cervid, until a live cwd test is available.
***> 3rd Captive Farmed cervid ESCAPEES should be made mandatory to report immediately, and strict regulations for those suspect cwd deer that just happen to disappear. IF a cervid escapes and is not found, that farm should be indefinitely shut down, all movement, until aid MIA cervid is found, and if not ever found, that farm shut down permanently.
***> 4th Captive Farmed Cervid, INDEMNITY, NO MORE Federal indemnity program, or what i call, ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM for game farm industry. NO MORE BAIL OUTS FROM TAX PAYERS. if the captive industry can't buy insurance to protect not only themselves, but also their customers, and especially the STATE, from Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion or what some call mad deer disease and harm therefrom, IF they can't afford to buy that insurance that will cover all of it, then they DO NOT GET A PERMIT to have a game farm for anything. This CWD TSE Prion can/could/has caused property values to fall from some reports in some places. roll the dice, how much is a state willing to lose?
***> 5th QUARANTINE OF ALL FARMED CAPTIVE, BREEDERS, URINE, ANTLER, VELVET, SPERM, OR ANY FACILITY, AND THEIR PRODUCTS, that has been confirmed to have Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion, the QUARANTINE should be for 21 years due to science showing what scrapie can do. 5 years is NOT near long enough. see; Infectious agent of sheep scrapie may persist in the environment for at least 16 to 21 years.
***> 6th America BSE 589.2001 FEED REGULATIONS CWD TSE Prion
***> 7TH TRUCKING TRANSPORTING CERVID CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TSE PRION VIOLATING THE LACEY ACT
***> 8TH ALL CAPTIVE FARMING CERVID OPERATIONS MUST BE INSURED TO PAY FOR ANY CLEAN UP OF CWD AND QUARANTINE THERE FROM FOR THE STATE, NO MORE ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM FOR CERVID GAME FARMING PAY TO PLAY FOR CWD TSE PRION OFF THE TAX PAYERS BACK.
***> 9TH ANY STATE WITH DOCUMENTED CWD, INTERSTATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT OF ALL CERVID, AND ALL CERVID PRODUCTS MUST BE HALTED!
***> 10TH BAN THE SALE OF STRAW BRED BUCKS AND ALL CERVID SEMEN AND URINE PRODUCTS
***> 11th ALL CAPTIVE FARMED CERVID AND THEIR PRODUCTS MUST BE CWD TSE PRION TESTED ANNUALLY AND BEFORE SALE FOR CWD TSE PRION
Control of Chronic Wasting Disease OMB Control Number: 0579-0189 APHIS-2021-0004 Singeltary Submission
Comment ID
APHIS-2021-0004-0002
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Tahc 409th commission meeting june 29, 2021 cwd call for special meeting denied...
TAHC 409TH COMMISSION MEETING JUNE 29, 2021 CWD CALL FOR SPECIAL MEETING DENIED, DELAYED TO NEXT MEETING
TAHC 409TH COMMISSION MEETING CWD TSE PRION JUNE 29, 2021
TAHC 409TH COMMISSION MEETING JUNE 29, 2021
MEETING starts out by a Commissioner questioning why the first presenter did not address CWD, and speaker said that Dr. Susan Rollo would speak on CWD, and that a nice lady TAHC Commissioner (no named mentioned) that was very concerned about CWD, and she called for a special meeting on CWD, but she was shot down by another lady that said that would not be possible, that cwd would have to be address at next meeting. passing the buck again...so sad. here's what i wrote down.
CWD DR. SUSAN ROLLO MINUTE MARK 59:20
MARCH 23, 2021
5 CWD POSTIVE AT 2 DIFFERENT FACLITIES OWNED BY SAME OWNER UVALDE COUNTY
TO DATE, 7 POSITIVE CWD AT UVALDE FACILITY 1
AND
15 POSITIVE CWD AT FACILITY 2, WHICH IS A 4TH YEAR CERTIFIED HERD. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DEPOPULATION OF THIS HERD.
1 DOE WAS POSITIVE HUNT COUNTY
SEE FULL MEETING OVER 4 HOURS, and it's very discouraging;
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w41tLvOkT8A"]409th Commission Meeting - YouTube[/ame]
Texas Kimble County Farm Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Approximate Herd Prevalence 12%
Texas Kimble County Farm Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion Approximate Herd Prevalence 12%
SUMMARY MINUTES OF THE 407th COMMISSION MEETING Texas Animal Health Commission
September 22, 2020
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD):
A new CWD positive breeding herd was disclosed in February 2020 in Kimble County. This herd depopulation was completed in July 2020. Including the two index positive deer, an additional eight more positive deer were disclosed (approximate herd prevalence 12%). Since July 2015 and prior to this discovery, five positive captive breeder herds have been disclosed and four of those are in Medina County. One herd in Lavaca and three herds in Medina County were depopulated leaving one large herd in Medina County that is managed on a herd plan. A new zone was established in Val Verde County in December 2019 as a result of a positive free-ranging White-tailed Deer (WTD). A second positive WTD was also disclosed in February 2020 in the same area.
“Regrettably, the gravity of this situation continues to mount with these new CWD positive discoveries, as well as with the full understanding of just how many other facilities and release sites across Texas were connected to the CWD positive sites in Uvalde and Hunt Counties,” said Carter Smith, Executive Director of TPWD.
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Control of Chronic Wasting Disease
A Notice by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on 03/05/2021
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection; comment request.
Publication Date: 03/05/2021
Agencies: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Dates: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 4, 2021.
Comments Close: 05/04/2021
Document Type: Notice Document Citation: 86 FR 12901 Page: 12901-12902 (2 pages) Agency/Docket Number: Docket No. APHIS-2021-0004 Document Number: 2021-04511
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for the control of chronic wasting disease in farmed and captive cervid herds.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May 4, 2021.
see full text;
Comment from Singeltary, Terry
Posted by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service on Mar 11, 2021
Control of Chronic Wasting Disease OMB Control Number: 0579-0189 APHIS-2021-0004 Singeltary Submission
Greetings APHIS et al, i would kindly like to comment on Control of Chronic Wasting Disease OMB Control Number: 0579-0189 APHIS-2021-0004.
***> 1st and foremost your biggest problem is 'VOLUNTARY'! AS with the BSE 589.2001 FEED REGULATIONS, especially since it is still voluntary with cervid, knowing full well that cwd and scrapie will transmit to pigs by oral route. VOLUNTARY DOES NOT WORK! all animal products should be banned and be made mandatory, and the herd certification program should be mandatory, or you don't move cervid. IF THE CWD HERD CERTIFICATION IS NOT MANDATORY, it will be another colossal tse prion failure from the start.
***> 2nd USA should declare a Declaration of Extraordinary Emergency due to CWD, and all exports of cervid and cervid products must be stopped internationally, and there should be a ban of interstate movement of cervid, until a live cwd test is available.
***> 3rd Captive Farmed cervid ESCAPEES should be made mandatory to report immediately, and strict regulations for those suspect cwd deer that just happen to disappear. IF a cervid escapes and is not found, that farm should be indefinitely shut down, all movement, until aid MIA cervid is found, and if not ever found, that farm shut down permanently.
***> 4th Captive Farmed Cervid, INDEMNITY, NO MORE Federal indemnity program, or what i call, ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM for game farm industry. NO MORE BAIL OUTS FROM TAX PAYERS. if the captive industry can't buy insurance to protect not only themselves, but also their customers, and especially the STATE, from Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion or what some call mad deer disease and harm therefrom, IF they can't afford to buy that insurance that will cover all of it, then they DO NOT GET A PERMIT to have a game farm for anything. This CWD TSE Prion can/could/has caused property values to fall from some reports in some places. roll the dice, how much is a state willing to lose?
***> 5th QUARANTINE OF ALL FARMED CAPTIVE, BREEDERS, URINE, ANTLER, VELVET, SPERM, OR ANY FACILITY, AND THEIR PRODUCTS, that has been confirmed to have Chronic Wasting Disease CWD TSE Prion, the QUARANTINE should be for 21 years due to science showing what scrapie can do. 5 years is NOT near long enough. see; Infectious agent of sheep scrapie may persist in the environment for at least 16 to 21 years.
***> 6th America BSE 589.2001 FEED REGULATIONS CWD TSE Prion
***> 7TH TRUCKING TRANSPORTING CERVID CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TSE PRION VIOLATING THE LACEY ACT
***> 8TH ALL CAPTIVE FARMING CERVID OPERATIONS MUST BE INSURED TO PAY FOR ANY CLEAN UP OF CWD AND QUARANTINE THERE FROM FOR THE STATE, NO MORE ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM FOR CERVID GAME FARMING PAY TO PLAY FOR CWD TSE PRION OFF THE TAX PAYERS BACK.
***> 9TH ANY STATE WITH DOCUMENTED CWD, INTERSTATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT OF ALL CERVID, AND ALL CERVID PRODUCTS MUST BE HALTED!
***> 10TH BAN THE SALE OF STRAW BRED BUCKS AND ALL CERVID SEMEN AND URINE PRODUCTS
***> 11th ALL CAPTIVE FARMED CERVID AND THEIR PRODUCTS MUST BE CWD TSE PRION TESTED ANNUALLY AND BEFORE SALE FOR CWD TSE PRION
SEE FULL SCIENCE REFERENCES AND REASONINGS ;
***> 1st and foremost your biggest problem is 'VOLUNTARY'!
''APHIS created a cooperative, voluntary Federal-State-private sector CWD Herd Certification Program designed to identify farmed or captive herds infected with CWD.''
key word failure is 'voluntary'.
WE know for a fact now that voluntary does NOT WORK!
AS with the BSE 589.2001 FEED REGULATIONS (see , another colossal failure, and proven to be a sham, especially since it is still voluntary with cervid, knowing full well that cwd and scrapie will transmit to pigs by oral route. VOLUNTARY DOES NOT WORK! all animal products should be banned and be made mandatory, and the herd certification program should be mandatory, or you don't move cervid. IF THE CWD HERD CERTIFICATION IS NOT MANDATORY, it will be another colossal tse prion failure from the start.
***> 2nd USA should declare a Declaration of Extraordinary Emergency due to CWD, and all exports of cervid and cervid products must be stopped internationally, and there should be a ban of interstate movement of cervid, until a live cwd test is available.
***> 3rd Captive Farmed cervid ESCAPEES should be made mandatory to report immediately, and strict regulations for those suspect cwd deer that just happen to disappear. IF a cervid escapes and is not found, that farm should be indefinitely shut down, all movement, until aid MIA cervid is found, and if not ever found, that farm shut down permanently. ...snip...see full text submission with science references...TSS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2021-0004]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Control of Chronic Wasting Disease
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection; comment request Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
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Texas Chronic Wasting Disease Discovered at a Deer Breeding Facility in Duval County
For Immediate Release August 27, 2021
Chronic Wasting Disease Discovered at a Deer Breeding Facility in Duval County
AUSTIN, TX – Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been discovered in a deer breeding facility in Duval County, marking the first positive detection of the disease in the county.
The tissue samples were submitted by the deer breeding facility as part of required CWD surveillance programs. The samples indicated the presence of CWD during testing at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) in College Station on August 18. The National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa confirmed CWD in those tissue samples on August 25.
Officials have taken immediate action to secure all deer at the facility and plan to conduct additional investigations for CWD. In addition, other breeding facilities that received deer from this facility or shipped deer to this facility during the last five years are under movement restrictions and cannot move or release deer at this time.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) are working together to determine the extent of the disease within the facility and evaluate risks to Texas’ free ranging deer populations. Quick detection of CWD can help mitigate the disease’s spread.
“Early detection and containment remain critical strategies in our efforts to help mitigate the risk of further spread of this disease,” said Carter Smith, TPWD Executive Director. “There is too much at stake across Texas to do otherwise.”
Animal health and wildlife officials will conduct an epidemiological investigation in an effort to determine the source and potential dispersal of the disease from this facility, but the nature of CWD will likely prevent definitive findings.
“The incubation period of CWD can span years creating disease detection and management challenges,” said Dr. Andy Schwartz, TAHC State Veterinarian. “Response staff are diligently working to address each herd affected by this new detection to manage further spread.”
CWD was first recognized in 1967 in captive mule deer in Colorado. CWD has also been documented in captive and/or free-ranging deer in 26 states and 3 Canadian provinces.
In Texas, the disease was first discovered in 2012 in free-ranging mule deer along a remote area of the Hueco Mountains near the Texas-New Mexico border and has since been detected in 260 captive or free-ranging cervids, including white-tailed deer, mule deer, red deer and elk in 14 Texas counties. For more information on previous detections visit the CWD page on the TPWD website.
CWD is a fatal neurological disease found in certain cervids, including deer, elk, moose and other members of the deer family. CWD is a slow and progressive disease. Due to a long incubation, cervids infected with CWD may not produce any visible signs for a number of years after becoming infected. As the disease progresses, animals with CWD show changes in behavior and appearance. Clinical signs may include progressive weight loss, stumbling or tremors with a lack of coordination, excessive thirst, salivation or urination, loss of appetite, teeth grinding, abnormal head posture, and/or drooping ears.
To date there is no evidence that CWD poses a risk to humans or non-cervids. However, as a precaution, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization recommend not to consume meat from infected animals.
For more information about CWD, visit the TPWD web site or the TAHC web site. ### The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) was established in 1893 as the Livestock Sanitary Commission and charged with protecting the state’s domestic animals “from all contagious or infectious diseases of a malignant character.” TAHC remains true to this charge while evolving with the times to protect the health and marketability of all Texas livestock and poultry. Learn more about the TAHC visit www.tahc.texas.gov.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2021
Texas Chronic Wasting Disease Discovered at a Deer Breeding Facility in Duval County
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Deer breeders have succeeded in spreading it all across the state. Why TPWD didn’t put a stop to this in the beginning is beyond asinine. It’s just a matter of time before everyone is affected.Comment
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