Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-29
VETERINARIANS
IN CONFERENCE.
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. aiiiipis inspected for shipment to
other cities and for miscellaneous buy
crs. In addition to this there We're los
'@e,lIo pounds OF pork inspected micro
scopicaily for the export trade.
DISEASED MEATS.
NOW l have referred to this for a
purpose. You will notice that these
condemned animals are at once re-
moved By the owners and disposed of
IN accordance with the State law or the
Iluiiclpai ordinances. Now, what is
zone with these condemned animals?
II is not reasonable to suppose that all
oi tnese condemned animals are rem
dereu into fertilizers, as they should
pc: and while 1 would not assert that
IL is so. 1t Is not unreasonable to ask
wnat is there to prevent the sending of
the diseased animals to the markets of
any city that does not have it's own in
spection IN public abattoir? or at a
puhllc stock yard?
NEWPORT NEWS sLAUGHTER-
HOUSES.
Now, is an inspector necessary?''
Not long ago by accident five steers
that were badly affected with lumpy
Jaw were found in the yards of one OF
Ine siaughter-houses at Newport News
1t was an accident that they were
found and there was no law by which
they could be condemned and only the
tear or public opinion stopped them
from being slaughtered and sold on the
market at Newport News. These steers
were returned to Richmond and I am
1nforined that they were sold for
slaughter here
RETURNED TO RICHMOND.
mot long since car of cows CON
uemned by the tuberculn test in South
Sarollna were sent to Norfolk by way
or Ricnmond. The secretary of the
State Board of Health wired me to pro
tect the health of my people. How he
expected me 10 protect the people of
Norfolk in the absence of any law. /
Ialied to understand We protected
them by havini, the cattle returned TO
beef. '" Ao'
LACK OF GUARANTEE.
These cases were only found out by
the merest accident. What guarantee
is there that they do not occur every
oayf as an inspector for the govern
Ironl. not -1nfrcqnenlN for eX-
mort some animal because of disease
This animal must be disposed of under
State or Municipal law or regulations.
IN VIRGINIA, WHAT BECOMES or
LIEN? THE BUTCHERS AT ONCE,
Coon COO THAI At THEY n1 ARE IRE JUST AS
DON'T KNOW AND THE PRO
DUCER CARES ONLY THAT uE
NAY GET SOMETHING OUT OF AN
OIHERWISE WORTHLESS AMI
.,1fh. ne only po5SiDie way in which
the traffic In diseased and unwhole-
some meat products can be controlled
is by q careful. competent inspeotion
and this can, only be had mt n public
yard and abattoir, under Municipal or
State control.
INSPECTION OF MEAT.
The Importance OF the proper in
spection of meat products Is apparent.
hat are me steps necessary TO secure
hn inspection that shall be worthy the
name? First / should saw. make The
conditions such that an inspection
small be made. This can only be done
by having central point where all
animals may be- seen. This can only
re done at union or public stock
YARDS and connected with them the
PUBIC aeattoir. There is no such thing
have the Union Stock Yards. ana they
isse an ornament TO the city. Ru: II
would he useless to have a meat in
spector connected with them unless the
cattle kNledscouid be slaughterad at the
place of inspection. II would be mani
lestiy impossible for any one 10 visit
the many little slaughter houses where
cattle are killed now in any of our
larger towns. The fact that almost
each individual butcher has his own
slaughter house. and IhAt they are
scattered In all directions about the
towns, renders an inspection impr1cu-
cable and worthless. The first thing.
then, is the necessity of either state or
municipal control Of the sale and
slaughter of all animals intended for
food. The next requisite, ana an equal
~ important one. Is competent in
spector. who shall he free from any
political pull and fearless in the dis
charEe of his official duties .All ami
maj food products should be moro care
fully watched. The State owes IL to
INT TCfTfc3s WOMEN and CnITdTcn. 10
say nothing of the ignorant. that they
should be protected from the unscru-
pulous vender of disease"