This is Your Cow on Drugs
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A potentially dangerous drug known as rBGH, may be circulating on the black market thanks to three brazen thieves who are still running free, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday.
The drug is dangerous because it increases a powerful hormone called IGF-1 that is linked with increased risk of colon, breast and prostate cancer in humans. Another potential danger associated with this substance is an increased risk of mastitis, a bacteria udder infection. While cows are most at risk of this infection, all humans with udders should beware. Also, this increase in udder infections has created an over usage of antibiotics potentially rendering them useless on humans.
The heist has cost E.J. deJong, a dairy farmer, $30,000 in damages.
"I believe it makes money using it," said deJong, whose Hanford dairy is one of Kings County's largest. "But now, with this theft, I'm going to have to discontinue it."
One dairy cow interviewed by the press can’t help but think that these three thieves are disgruntled dairy cows agitated by the horrible mastitis they are suffering due to the drug.
“As if it’s not enough that we have to deal with the cow tipping and the false perception that we are ‘happy cows’ with unlimited pasture access! Having artificial hormones injected into us is the last straw. I’m guessing that a few cows from a large California dairy were driven to this. You go girls!”
Note: The thoughts and emotions conveyed in this blog do not necessarily reflect those of Food & Water Watch. Let it be known that FWW does not condone the theft of genetically engineered growth hormones or cow tipping.
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