"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> Morton Davis wrote:
>
> > > It looks like the US government is once again doing what it
> > > does best, deflecting blame, releasing information before a
> > > complete review of the facts. There seems to be a discrepancy
> > > over the age and origin of the cow. The US originally quoted
> > > slaughterhouse employees as saying that the cow was fully
> > > mature, maybe 9-12 years old, but then released information
> > > from the farm where it was raised that indicated it was 4 years
> > > old. Meanwhile, the Canadian tag relates to a 6 year old
> > > animal.
> > >
> > > The cow also had an brucellosis vaccination ear tag, which
> > > would indicate that it had been raised in the US because Canada
> > > eradicated the disease in the 80s.
> > >
> > Could have gone from the USA, to Canada and back.
>
> It could also have contracted it in the US. What it could not do is
> to be 9-12 years old, 4 years old and 6 years old all at the same
> time. Considering that there is a huge age gap between the two
> figures the US government provided, not to mention the difference
> with Canadian records, it seems to me that the prudent thing to do
> would be to make sure of the facts before blaming someone else.
>
Turnabbout is fair play. Especially when dealing with TROLLS.

-*MORT*-