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Marriage | The Quran | Glossary| Rate this Article Mad Cow: It
is time to be organic and natural Before you feast on that
carefully selected Halal burger from your local Muslim grocer,
consider this disturbing statistic: 75 percent of Halal meat in
America produced in the year 2000 came from pork fed cows,
according to Dr. Stephen Emanuel, from Agway Feed Company. The
story gets even worse in light of the recent discovery of mad
cow disease. The first case ever in America was discovered in
Washington state in December 2003. Mad cow disease in animals is
caused by animal cannibalism- the practice of feeding animals
used for human consumption with other animals. This practice is
a meat industry standard. The truth is that beef, as well as all
other animal products, including chicken, dairy, and eggs, are
not safe, even without the risk of mad cow disease. Most are
jam-packed with fat and cholesterol and increase the risk of
heart disease, cancer,