NY legislators want chickens vaccinated

The Northerner

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Mon Aug-30-10 10:58 AM
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NY legislators want chickens vaccinated

NEW YORK – Two state legislators want to require farmers in New York to vaccinate their chickens against salmonella.

Sen. Daniel Squadron and Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh announced their proposal Sunday in front of a supermarket in New York City. Their idea comes after a nationwide recall of hundreds of millions of eggs. None of the recalled eggs came from New York.

The legislators say vaccinations costing one penny per dozen eggs could nearly eliminate the more than 100,000 salmonella cases each year in the U.S. if all states had such a law.

They plan to formally introduce the legislation this week.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100830/ap_on_re_us/us_chickens_salmonella_vaccine_5

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old mark

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Mon Aug-30-10 11:01 AM
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1. I'd love to get legislators vaccinated, but I'm not sure against what....

there's just SO MUCH.....

:shrug:

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Recursion

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Mon Aug-30-10 11:05 AM
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2. Because, you know, raising them somewhere other than 2x2x2 boxes...

...is completely out of the question.

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stray cat

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Mon Aug-30-10 11:33 AM
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3. How much would each of us be willing to pay for eggs as a luxery item

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WinkyDink

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Mon Aug-30-10 11:36 AM
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4. I gots me some free-rangers close enough to buy from.

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Recursion

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Mon Aug-30-10 11:42 AM
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5. I buy pastured eggs from a farmer. Maybe 50 cents more for a dozen than at Stop & Shop

Edited on Mon Aug-30-10 11:42 AM by Recursion

And I live in the middle of Boston. The "added cost" is that I can only buy the one day a week the farmer is in town, and I'm willing to pay that.

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Canuckistanian

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Mon Aug-30-10 11:51 AM
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6. Can't do that

Those chickens might get autism.

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KamaAina

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Mon Aug-30-10 11:57 AM
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7. Oh noes!!!

They'll constantly be flapping their wings and stuff!!! :sarcasm:

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karynnj

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Mon Aug-30-10 12:08 PM
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8. This is not a bad idea - and it is done in other countries

Edited on Mon Aug-30-10 12:10 PM by karynnj

The result, their eggs are not a source of likely Samonella poisoning.

This also might explain that fact that in both England and Spain, I had difficulty finding the eggs at local stores when staying in timeshares - they are not refrigerated and don't need to be. (Our British friend was surprised at me then - without thought - putting them in out refrigerator.)

Imagine letting your kids eat the chocolate chip cookie batter from the mixer. I always did as a kid - and always told my kids they could get sick. Imagine making homemade mayonnaise without concern.

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Recursion

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Mon Aug-30-10 12:23 PM
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9. No need to imagine

I do both. Because I buy eggs from pastured chickens and don't store them for weeks.

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karynnj

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Mon Aug-30-10 12:43 PM
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10. I didn't realize that you can do that

I have bought eggs from pastured chickens just because it seems more humane and healthier.

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Silent3

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Mon Aug-30-10 12:46 PM
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11. For a half second I read that as "pasteurized chickens"...

...which would be a scary concept. :)

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