Re: OT- Schumer (D-NY) urges action to quell deer disease


"kathleen" <kathleen.dickson@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Chuck,
>
> Don't overcook the venison,
> I hope you like it rare.
>
> Have a nice huge rare venison
> steak for each one of us :)))

Yeah ChuckWagon,
you and Nasty Nazi Nugent have a big plate of Sushi Venison!

AN



> Kathleen
>
> Chuck wrote:
> > Schumer urges action to quell deer disease
> >
> > WASHINGTON -- A deadly deer disease could cost upstate New York's
> > hunting industry millions unless the federal government steps in
> > quickly, Sen. Chuck Schumer warned Wednesday.
> >
> > Seven deer in Oneida County recently tested positive for Chronic
> > Wasting Disease, a fatal illness of the brain and nervous system that
> > afflicts deer and elk.
> >
> > So far, there is no evidence that humans can catch the disease.
> >
> > But an outbreak could threaten the state's $107 million hunting
> > industry by scaring away deer hunters, who bring revenue to rural
> > counties by staying in local lodges and eating at restaurants.
> >
> > An outbreak of the disease in Wisconsin in 2002 was followed by a 12
> > percent drop in hunting license applications in that state, the
> senator
> > said. If a similar drop occurs in New York, Schumer estimated the
> > annual economic losses could be: $23 million in the Southern Tier,
> $20
> > million in the Rochester/Finger Lakes region, $20 million in the
> Hudson
> > Valley and $7 million in central New York.
> >
> > "In New York state, big game is big business," said Schumer, D-N.Y.
> > "Hunting is more than just recreation. It's a way of life for
> hundreds
> > of thousands of New Yorkers."
> >
> > The total New York deer population is estimated at more than 1
> million,
> > Schumer said.
> >
> > About 684,000 deer hunting licenses were issued in 2003. Licensed
> > hunters killed 253,000 deer in 2003 and 208,000 in 2004.
> >
> > Schumer is calling on federal agriculture and public health officials
> > to take five steps as soon as possible to try to contain the disease.
> > He also plans to co-sponsor a bipartisan bill later this year with
> > Wisconsin and Wyoming senators that would require federal officials
> to
> > carry out the steps. They are:
> >
> > New York to manage the outbreak.
> >
> > Increase funding for research to learn more about how the disease is
> > transmitted between animals and between species.
> >
> > Elevate the Cornell Diagnostic Laboratory in Ithaca to a premier
> > nationwide testing facility for the disease. Currently, most animal
> > testing is done in Ames, Iowa. But specialists who work with Chronic
> > Wasting Disease believe a backup lab is necessary, Schumer said.
> >
> > Require testing of all deer in areas where contaminated animals have
> > been found. Schumer advocates that all deer in and around Oneida
> County
> > that are killed by hunters or in traffic accidents be given one of
> the
> > so-called "rapid tests" that can give results within days.
> >
> > Establish a nationwide standard for control and eradication of
> Chronic
> > Wasting Disease. Currently, methods of controlling the disease vary
> > from state to state.
> >
> > The plan calls to elevate the Cornell Diagnostic Laboratory in Ithaca
> > to a premier nationwide testing facility for the disease. Currently,
> > most animal testing is done in Ames, Iowa.
>


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