Illegal to kill dead animals...who would have

I've bolded the funny parts.


Aylmer Meat Packers Inc. is under investigation for "possible offences involving the illegal processing of deadstock" - animals that died before slaughter.

'Deadstock' focus of meat probe
Health ministry memo sheds light on investigation
Illegal to process animals that die before slaughter



RICHARD BRENNAN AND ROBERT CRIBB
STAFF REPORTERS

An Aylmer meat packing plant was shut down by the provincial government because of an investigation into "illegal processing" of dead animals, the Star has learned.

Provincial and federal inspection agencies have not publicly revealed why Aylmer Meat Packers Inc. has been closed and all its beef products have been recalled, as of Monday.

But a memo from the provincial health ministry to all medical officers of health in Ontario, obtained by the Star, said the abattoir's licence has been suspended "as a result of an ongoing investigation related to possible offences involving the illegal processing of deadstock."

"Deadstock" are animals that die before slaughter, either in the field, or in transit, often due to illness.

The provincial Deadstock Disposal Act prohibits the processing or sale of meat from dead animals."If an animal were dead, you can't observe its behaviour and a lot of diseases cannot be identified that easily by inspecting a carcass, for instance. They really do require an examination of the animal in a living state to be able to check for a neurological problems or what have you."

Mansel Griffiths, a microbiologist and director of the Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety, said "it's a really bad idea" to slaughter dead animals

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