Seth Victor
As reported by Mother Jones, there is a lovely outcome to the government’s sequestering: “The Food Safety and Inspection Service’s budget would be slashed by $51 million. This would result in a furlough of as much as 15 days for all employees, including 8,400 meat inspectors, as well as a loss of 2 billion pounds of meat, between 2.8 and 3.3 billion pounds of poultry, and over 200 million pounds of egg products. Meat shortages may also lead to price increases, leading to a domino effect on restaurants, grocers, and small businesses. There are also concerns that food safety ‘could be compromised by the illegal selling and distribution of uninspected meat, poultry, and egg products.'”
Or, as author Lemony Snicket might phrase it, “The news reported that there was going to be a loss, a word that here means ’13 million cows and over a billion chickens were killed for no use at all, because a bunch of people were busy fighting over other things, like how much money they could spend on themselves.'”
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Animal Blawg 
Reminds me of all the many recalls of literally tons of unused carcasses. And as if the poor sacrificed animal’s lives weren’t enough waste – One must factor in the fossil fuels, the water resources, and the grain it took to make these lives come to be.
When given the full opportunity to examine the total “loss” that is perpetuated by animal ag – It’s a decadent, shameful sin.