Slaughterhouse accused of selling meat from cows with cancer
Source: SF Chron
(02-25) 18:58 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Rancho Feeding Corp., the Petaluma slaughterhouse that recently recalled 8.7 million pounds of beef, is under criminal investigation by the federal government for killing and selling meat from dairy cows with cancer, according to sources who would only speak on the condition of anonymity.
Rancho was allegedly buying up cows with eye cancer, chopping off their heads so inspectors couldn't detect the disease and illegally selling the meat, the sources said.
Although it's against federal law, experts say eating the meat isn't likely to make people sick. So far, no one has reported becoming ill from eating the meat.
The criminal investigation hasn't just affected Rancho. Private cattle producers, who use the company for custom slaughtering, have also been swept up in the recall, leaving the shelves with a dearth of local, natural and high-end beef on the shelves.
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... Prime Rib, T-bones, Sirloin Steaks. But I don't eat allot of beef anymore. We're all going to end up vegetarians one of these days. Veggies from our back yards. Move to the country and take up agriculture again? Back to agrarian days? 
