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Hiding of cows in sight
Jean-Charles Gagné, Earth of on our premises November 18, 2004
“I would rather see a dying cow than see a farmer hung at the end of his cattle shed”. By these words pronounced at the special general assembly of the Federation of the producers of milk of Quebec, Réjean Bessette, undoubtedly provided the strongest image to explain the financial and human drama experianced by cattle breeders for months.
The producers of milk and cattle of the Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean solved to give a great blow at the beginning of December 2004 if they do not obtain an answer favorable to their requests to counter the disastrous impact of the crisis of the insane cow. Nearly 300 of them indeed decided, in camera, in Alma, November 11, to republish, if necessary, sadly celebrates afternoon of October 30, 1974 during which the producers of the area had cut down some 600 calves, with Saint-Bruno. The answer which the Minister for Agriculture will provide, Francoise Gauthier, to the congressmen of the UPA at this meeting in Quebec, December 2, will be determining.
The Federation of the UPA of Estrie decided to encase the step and to hide animals in its area, that of the Prime Minister Jean Charest. Regional federations let know that they would convey cows with one or the other place of hiding. The Federation of the milk producers of Quebec and the president of the Federation of the producers of bovines of Quebec, Michel Dessureault, gave their downstream to the project of hiding subjected to the some 180 delegated milk joined together in special assembly, last 11 November, in Quebec.
Guarantees
“To give up this voted action in a unanimous way, the producers must obtain a national bottom price for their animals and a guarantee that BSE programs will cover their loss of earnings, declared the president of the regional UPA, Mr. André Fortin, November 15. As the barriers will not be raised tomorrow morning, insécuriser should be stopped the producers who are constantly obliged to fight not to disappear.”
The producers have the conviction that the crisis will be resolved only by representations, negotiations, lobby and demonstrations. The images of the massive calf kill in 1974 made a world of difference and contributed to the development of programs the producers have enjoyed. This led to the insurance stabilization of the incomes.
“We want to render comprehensible with the population that the producers of our area do not market any more their animals, but already cut down them behind their cattle shed and hide them, continued Mr. Fortin. This food is lost already. The producers prefer to act thus instead of giving the animals which they nourished and looked after with transformers which make money with their costs.”
“If each producer brings a cow, as envisaged, at least 600 heads will be hidden at the beginning of December, confirmed Mr. Fortin. We will set up a temporary mini-slaughter-house. The cows will not be cut down in front of the cameras.” The official advertisement of the site, which could be the same one as in 1974, will be made on November 22, and the digging of the pit will take place later one week.
The minister
The producers do not have the support of the Minister for Agriculture, Francoise Gauthier, so appointed of Jonquière. It is about a gesture which, says she, will not convince it more urgency of the situation and which can only upset the public opinion, and leaving the government. She recalls that the fixing of a bottom price must apply on a Canadian scale to be effective.
Hiding of cows in sight
Jean-Charles Gagné, Earth of on our premises November 18, 2004
“I would rather see a dying cow than see a farmer hung at the end of his cattle shed”. By these words pronounced at the special general assembly of the Federation of the producers of milk of Quebec, Réjean Bessette, undoubtedly provided the strongest image to explain the financial and human drama experianced by cattle breeders for months.
The producers of milk and cattle of the Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean solved to give a great blow at the beginning of December 2004 if they do not obtain an answer favorable to their requests to counter the disastrous impact of the crisis of the insane cow. Nearly 300 of them indeed decided, in camera, in Alma, November 11, to republish, if necessary, sadly celebrates afternoon of October 30, 1974 during which the producers of the area had cut down some 600 calves, with Saint-Bruno. The answer which the Minister for Agriculture will provide, Francoise Gauthier, to the congressmen of the UPA at this meeting in Quebec, December 2, will be determining.
The Federation of the UPA of Estrie decided to encase the step and to hide animals in its area, that of the Prime Minister Jean Charest. Regional federations let know that they would convey cows with one or the other place of hiding. The Federation of the milk producers of Quebec and the president of the Federation of the producers of bovines of Quebec, Michel Dessureault, gave their downstream to the project of hiding subjected to the some 180 delegated milk joined together in special assembly, last 11 November, in Quebec.
Guarantees
“To give up this voted action in a unanimous way, the producers must obtain a national bottom price for their animals and a guarantee that BSE programs will cover their loss of earnings, declared the president of the regional UPA, Mr. André Fortin, November 15. As the barriers will not be raised tomorrow morning, insécuriser should be stopped the producers who are constantly obliged to fight not to disappear.”
The producers have the conviction that the crisis will be resolved only by representations, negotiations, lobby and demonstrations. The images of the massive calf kill in 1974 made a world of difference and contributed to the development of programs the producers have enjoyed. This led to the insurance stabilization of the incomes.
“We want to render comprehensible with the population that the producers of our area do not market any more their animals, but already cut down them behind their cattle shed and hide them, continued Mr. Fortin. This food is lost already. The producers prefer to act thus instead of giving the animals which they nourished and looked after with transformers which make money with their costs.”
“If each producer brings a cow, as envisaged, at least 600 heads will be hidden at the beginning of December, confirmed Mr. Fortin. We will set up a temporary mini-slaughter-house. The cows will not be cut down in front of the cameras.” The official advertisement of the site, which could be the same one as in 1974, will be made on November 22, and the digging of the pit will take place later one week.
The minister
The producers do not have the support of the Minister for Agriculture, Francoise Gauthier, so appointed of Jonquière. It is about a gesture which, says she, will not convince it more urgency of the situation and which can only upset the public opinion, and leaving the government. She recalls that the fixing of a bottom price must apply on a Canadian scale to be effective.
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