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Omaha Steve

(110,267 posts)
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:29 AM 12 hrs ago

Canada bans Texas cattle over flesh-eating screwworm outbreak in US

Source: BBC

7 hours ago

Sakshi Venkatraman

Canada's food inspection agency has announced a temporary ban on livestock from the US state of Texas after flesh-eating screwworms were discovered in calves this week.

Cows and horses that were in Texas anytime within 21 days before crossing the border into Canada would not be accepted into the country, an agency news release said.

The announcement comes after the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said the parasite had been found in a second calf in Texas - the leading US beef and cattle producer. Texas Gov Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster on Friday over the "imminent threat" the outbreak posed.

"This is likely to spread over the course of the summer," Abbott told reporters on Friday.



Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevpv3r7jmpo

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Canada bans Texas cattle over flesh-eating screwworm outbreak in US (Original Post) Omaha Steve 12 hrs ago OP
Bad news for Texas...................... Lovie777 12 hrs ago #1
Bad news for ranchers who FAFO'd. ananda 11 hrs ago #9
Should've voted for Trump even harder. durablend 2 hrs ago #32
Have the industry regulations you voted for Texas... nt EarthFirst 12 hrs ago #2
This is really horrible UpInArms 12 hrs ago #3
Another link in Cankles' ruination of our health, well-being and economy. Scrivener7 12 hrs ago #4
Keep RFK Jr. away from the cattle. Botany 12 hrs ago #5
Freedom! LuvLoogie 11 hrs ago #6
Be prepared for a 100000000000% tariff melm00se 11 hrs ago #7
Mad Cow Disease Parte Deux no_hypocrisy 11 hrs ago #8
Correction on the name nwduke 11 hrs ago #10
Or the screwtrumpworm.... yorkster 10 hrs ago #11
I vote for that one. SergeStorms 5 hrs ago #25
Sow, reap, SUCK IT! hatrack 10 hrs ago #12
Stupid Texans destroy their own cattle industry to own the libs Ponietz 10 hrs ago #13
You know these hickster swine will blame the LGBTQ flag or some similar nonsense wolfie001 8 hrs ago #21
Nah. It's clearly Biden's fault. NoRethugFriends 4 hrs ago #26
.... wolfie001 1 hr ago #33
hope it was worth it. nt orleans 4 hrs ago #27
Thank the REPUBLICAN Administration dave99 10 hrs ago #14
In addition to the blood suckers in Texas Historic NY 9 hrs ago #15
Glad I'm not much of a beef eater anymore ! kimbutgar 9 hrs ago #16
I'm trying a YT Swiss Steak recipe tonight wolfie001 8 hrs ago #20
Guess what can treat screwworm? Farmer-Rick 9 hrs ago #17
Don the Long Con nt wolfie001 8 hrs ago #19
Only kills the larvae TexasBushwhacker 6 hrs ago #24
Fuck that pig "Hot Wheels"! And his consolidated cabal of criminals wolfie001 8 hrs ago #18
I hate the "put everyone in the same basket" that DUers do. All Texans and all cattle growers are not the same. efhmc 6 hrs ago #22
It's the MAGAt Texans they need to keep out. They do much worse damage. Wonder Why 6 hrs ago #23
City Boy here, but can someone tell my why cattle from Texas would be going to Canada? maxrandb 3 hrs ago #28
The yellow faced bigot.. Maxheader 3 hrs ago #29
So, screwworm can pass to humans via beef consumption? Yikes. RandomNumbers 3 hrs ago #30
The problem is bigger than 2 cases. Farmers don't want to report cases because the entire ranch will be Pisces 3 hrs ago #31

Lovie777

(24,030 posts)
1. Bad news for Texas......................
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:40 AM
12 hrs ago

other countries will probably do the same.

I have been reading that the lack of regulations and vaccines may be the cause of this,

Thank you RFK, jr. for your fucked up insight. And the sad thing about it, viruses and diseases will flourish under this fucked up administration controlled by the fucked up so called Christian party of Republicans.

UpInArms

(55,507 posts)
3. This is really horrible
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:50 AM
12 hrs ago

and, yes, I do blame tfg … he stopped the program that prevented the spread

I cannot hate any person more than I do that criminal corrupt grifting conman

Botany

(78,009 posts)
5. Keep RFK Jr. away from the cattle.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 07:54 AM
12 hrs ago

Good thing that Trump and Musk’s Doge Boyz cut the funding for USDA inspectors.

melm00se

(5,180 posts)
7. Be prepared for a 100000000000% tariff
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 08:09 AM
11 hrs ago

because Canada refuses to accept Texas' biggest, most beautiful, the best there has ever been cattle.

no_hypocrisy

(55,551 posts)
8. Mad Cow Disease Parte Deux
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 08:25 AM
11 hrs ago

Remember how the Coalition of Cattle Ranchers sued Oprah when she publicly announced that she would never eat another burger . . . . . ?

SergeStorms

(20,922 posts)
25. I vote for that one.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 02:50 PM
5 hrs ago

Since the 1990s I knew he was a worm, and I've pre-tty much said "screw Trump" ever since.

Big thumbs up on the "Screw-Trump-Worm." 👍

Ponietz

(4,494 posts)
13. Stupid Texans destroy their own cattle industry to own the libs
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 09:16 AM
10 hrs ago

Republiklan should get a Darwin award at this point.

wolfie001

(8,084 posts)
21. You know these hickster swine will blame the LGBTQ flag or some similar nonsense
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 11:48 AM
8 hrs ago

They make my brain hurt.

wolfie001

(8,084 posts)
20. I'm trying a YT Swiss Steak recipe tonight
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 11:46 AM
8 hrs ago

Pretty sure the beef didn't come from anywhere near Texas but one never knows.

Farmer-Rick

(12,808 posts)
17. Guess what can treat screwworm?
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:34 AM
9 hrs ago

Ivermectin. It's totally useless for COVID but very useful in preventing screwworm strikes.

Doesn't pedo Trump own stock in Ivermectin? Maybe he let it back in to the US to up the price of his stocks.

TexasBushwhacker

(21,321 posts)
24. Only kills the larvae
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 01:39 PM
6 hrs ago

And then the cattle treated cannot be slaughtered for 35 days.

Of course the best prevention was to keep it from moving north in the first place, which we did for many years, until the GOP made cuts to the USDA and DOGE cut more.

Cattle herds were already at record lows because of drought and wildfires over the past few years. Frankly, we don't need to be exporting ANYWHERE right now, but ranchers have every right to make as much money as they can because CAPITALISM!

wolfie001

(8,084 posts)
18. Fuck that pig "Hot Wheels"! And his consolidated cabal of criminals
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 11:44 AM
8 hrs ago

Racist pile of shit. Sorry to any Democratic 🔵 voting cattle ranchers affected but sadly, that's a VERY small %.
Also, HEXANE. And don't worry, American food processors use it in human food too. Expect some residue. Yipee!!!

efhmc

(17,085 posts)
22. I hate the "put everyone in the same basket" that DUers do. All Texans and all cattle growers are not the same.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 12:58 PM
6 hrs ago

maxrandb

(17,526 posts)
28. City Boy here, but can someone tell my why cattle from Texas would be going to Canada?
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 04:09 PM
3 hrs ago

Is it for grazing, or do they just love the poutine?

Seems like a long way from TX to Canada.

RandomNumbers

(19,277 posts)
30. So, screwworm can pass to humans via beef consumption? Yikes.
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 04:36 PM
3 hrs ago

I'll admit I haven't paid enough attention to it.

I rarely eat beef anyway. Rarely just became "never" for the foreseeable future.

I suppose I should also be careful about any products that might be processed in a facility that also processes beef?


Or is this only about the possibility that infected cattle can infect other cattle? (still, seafood aisle, here I come ...)

Pisces

(6,351 posts)
31. The problem is bigger than 2 cases. Farmers don't want to report cases because the entire ranch will be
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 04:54 PM
3 hrs ago

quarantined which includes all other animals ( chickens, pigs, etc) even if they are not at risk.
It’s every man for himself mentality ( led by Trump) instead of thinking of doing good for humanity and your fellow ranchers.

Very worrisome that this could already be a huge problem. This is why Canada is refusing Texas cattle. They know the truth.

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