Ind. panel votes to allow fenced deer preserves 'shooting pens'

Ind. panel votes to allow fenced deer preserves




By TOM DAVIES, Associated Press Updated 1:50 pm, Monday, April 1, 2013


INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Five game preserves around the state where hunters pay for a chance to shoot deer confined inside high fences would be allowed to stay open under a bill endorsed Monday by an Indiana House committee.

The measure approved 6-2 by the House Natural Resources Committee is the latest move in an eight-year-old court and legislative fight over the hunting preserves. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources ruled in 2005 that fenced hunting was illegal, but the existing preserves have remained open under a court injunction.

 Several outdoorsmen and environmental organizations are against the proposal, maintaining that the fenced preserves don't offer real hunting and could increase the disease risk for Indiana's wild deer. Supporters of legalizing the existing preserves say it is a matter of fairness to the property owners who made big investments to open the sites before they were barred.

The proposal, sponsored by Rep. Matt Ubelhor, R-Bloomfield, requires the preserve have at least 100 acres and fences at least 8 feet tall. The bill also would limit the preserves to a hunting season from Aug. 15 to Feb. 15, and would only allow permit sites that have operated continuously since 2005.

 "These play an integral part to our hunting economy in the state," Ubelhor said of the current preserves.

 Indiana Farm Bureau lobbyist Bob Kraft told the committee Monday that the bill would "remove a shadow" over the preserves and help provide a market for animals raised at about 400 deer farms around the state. Kraft said not passing the bill wouldn't be fair to the preserve owners who believed they were acting legally when they started opening the sites in the late 1990s.

"They relied on this in good faith to open a business in Indiana," Kraft said.

The bill now advances to the full House for consideration. That chamber approved a broader bill last year that would have legalized the existing fenced-hunting preserves and allowed new ones, but it was blocked in the Senate, where leaders cited a tacit agreement several years ago not to intercede in the lawsuit.

 Opponents on Monday argued against the state allowing what they called "canned hunting" of farm-raised deer that have less fear of humans than wild deer and are restricted by high fences.

 "The deer are being shot for the antlers — not for the sport," said Doug Allman, a vice president of the Indiana Wildlife Federation and a past president of the Indiana Deer Hunters Association.

 The committee members who voted against the legalizing the preserves — Rep. Tom Saunders, R-Lewisville, and Rep. Lloyd Arnold, R-Huntingburg — both said they disagreed with the type of hunting done at the sites.

 "I don't consider this a sport," Saunders said.




 http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Ind-panel-votes-to-allow-fenced-deer-preserves-4399211.php






sad, but we know where their hearts and minds are $$$...tss




 Friday, December 14, 2012

DEFRA U.K. What is the risk of Chronic Wasting Disease CWD being introduced into Great Britain? A Qualitative Risk Assessment October 2012

snip...

In the USA, under the Food and Drug Administration’s BSE Feed Regulation (21 CFR 589.2000) most material (exceptions include milk, tallow, and gelatin) from deer and elk is prohibited for use in feed for ruminant animals. With regards to feed for non-ruminant animals, under FDA law, CWD positive deer may not be used for any animal feed or feed ingredients. For elk and deer considered at high risk for CWD, the FDA recommends that these animals do not enter the animal feed system. However, this recommendation is guidance and not a requirement by law.


Animals considered at high risk for CWD include:


 1) animals from areas declared to be endemic for CWD and/or to be CWD eradication zones and


2) deer and elk that at some time during the 60-month period prior to slaughter were in a captive herd that contained a CWD-positive animal.


 Therefore, in the USA, materials from cervids other than CWD positive animals may be used in animal feed and feed ingredients for non-ruminants.


The amount of animal PAP that is of deer and/or elk origin imported from the USA to GB can not be determined, however, as it is not specified in TRACES. It may constitute a small percentage of the 8412 kilos of non-fish origin processed animal proteins that were imported from US into GB in 2011.



Overall, therefore, it is considered there is a __greater than negligible risk___ that (nonruminant) animal feed and pet food containing deer and/or elk protein is imported into GB.



There is uncertainty associated with this estimate given the lack of data on the amount of deer and/or elk protein possibly being imported in these products.



 snip...



 36% in 2007 (Almberg et al., 2011). In such areas, population declines of deer of up to 30 to 50% have been observed (Almberg et al., 2011). In areas of Colorado, the prevalence can be as high as 30% (EFSA, 2011).


 The clinical signs of CWD in affected adults are weight loss and behavioural changes that can span weeks or months (Williams, 2005). In addition, signs might include excessive salivation, behavioural alterations including a fixed stare and changes in interaction with other animals in the herd, and an altered stance (Williams, 2005). These signs are indistinguishable from cervids experimentally infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).


Given this, if CWD was to be introduced into countries with BSE such as GB, for example, infected deer populations would need to be tested to differentiate if they were infected with CWD or BSE to minimise the risk of BSE entering the human food-chain via affected venison.


 snip...



 The rate of transmission of CWD has been reported to be as high as 30% and can approach 100% among captive animals in endemic areas (Safar et al., 2008).


snip...



In summary, in endemic areas, there is a medium probability that the soil and surrounding environment is contaminated with CWD prions and in a bioavailable form. In rural areas where CWD has not been reported and deer are present, there is a greater than negligible risk the soil is contaminated with CWD prion.


snip...



In summary, given the volume of tourists, hunters and servicemen moving between GB and North America, the probability of at least one person travelling to/from a CWD affected area and, in doing so, contaminating their clothing, footwear and/or equipment prior to arriving in GB is greater than negligible. For deer hunters, specifically, the risk is likely to be greater given the increased contact with deer and their environment. However, there is significant uncertainty associated with these estimates.


 snip...


Therefore, it is considered that farmed and park deer may have a higher probability of exposure to CWD transferred to the environment than wild deer given the restricted habitat range and higher frequency of contact with tourists and returning GB residents.



snip...


http://www.defra.gov.uk/animal-diseases/files/qra_chronic-wasting-disease-121029.pdf





Friday, December 14, 2012


 DEFRA U.K. What is the risk of Chronic Wasting Disease CWD being introduced into Great Britain? A Qualitative Risk Assessment October 2012



http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/12/defra-uk-what-is-risk-of-chronic.html





please note, I do not know how much of this 125 TONS of banned mad cow protein was part of the ;


e) "Big Jim's" BBB Deer Ration, Big Buck Blend, Recall # V-104-6;
 bbbut, this was about 10 years post mad cow feed ban from 1997. 10 years later, and still feeding banned mad cow protein to cervids???
 considering that .005 gram is lethal to several bovines, and we know that the oral consumption of CWD tainted products is very efficient mode of transmission of CWD.
 Subject: MAD COW FEED RECALL AL AND FL VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 125 TONS Products manufactured from 02/01/2005 until 06/06/2006
 Date: August 6, 2006 at 6:16 pm PST
 PRODUCT
 a) CO-OP 32% Sinking Catfish, Recall # V-100-6;
 b) Performance Sheep Pell W/Decox/A/N, medicated, net wt. 50 lbs, Recall # V-101-6;
 c) Pro 40% Swine Conc Meal -- 50 lb, Recall # V-102-6;
 d) CO-OP 32% Sinking Catfish Food Medicated, Recall # V-103-6;

***e) "Big Jim's" BBB Deer Ration, Big Buck Blend, Recall # V-104-6;

f) CO-OP 40% Hog Supplement Medicated Pelleted, Tylosin 100 grams/ton, 50 lb. bag, Recall # V-105-6;
 g) Pig Starter Pell II, 18% W/MCDX Medicated 282020, Carbadox -- 0.0055%, Recall # V-106-6;
 h) CO-OP STARTER-GROWER CRUMBLES, Complete Feed for Chickens from Hatch to 20 Weeks, Medicated, Bacitracin Methylene Disalicylate, 25 and 50 Lbs, Recall # V-107-6;
 i) CO-OP LAYING PELLETS, Complete Feed for Laying Chickens, Recall # 108-6;
 j) CO-OP LAYING CRUMBLES, Recall # V-109-6;
 k) CO-OP QUAIL FLIGHT CONDITIONER MEDICATED, net wt 50 Lbs, Recall # V-110-6;
 l) CO-OP QUAIL STARTER MEDICATED, Net Wt. 50 Lbs, Recall # V-111-6;
 m) CO-OP QUAIL GROWER MEDICATED, 50 Lbs, Recall # V-112-6
 CODE
 Product manufactured from 02/01/2005 until 06/06/2006
 RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
 Alabama Farmers Cooperative, Inc., Decatur, AL, by telephone, fax, email and visit on June 9, 2006. FDA initiated recall is complete.
 REASON
 Animal and fish feeds which were possibly contaminated with ruminant based protein not labeled as "Do not feed to ruminants".
 VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
 125 tons
 DISTRIBUTION
 AL and FL
 END OF ENFORCEMENT REPORT FOR AUGUST 2, 2006
 ###



 http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/EnforcementReports/2006/ucm120413.htm




10,000,000 lbs banned blood laced meat and bone meal mbm 2007



 http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/EnforcementReports/2007/ucm120446.htm







pens, PENS, PENS ???


*** Spraker suggested an interesting explanation for the occurrence of CWD. The deer pens at the Foot Hills Campus were built some 30-40 years ago by a Dr. Bob Davis. At or abut that time, allegedly, some scrapie work was conducted at this site. When deer were introduced to the pens they occupied ground that had previously been occupied by sheep.



http://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20080102193705/http://www.bseinquiry.gov.uk/files/mb/m11b/tab01.pdf





now, decades later ;



2012


PO-039: A comparison of scrapie and chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer


Justin Greenlee, Jodi Smith, Eric Nicholson US Dept. Agriculture; Agricultural Research Service, National Animal Disease Center; Ames, IA USA


Interspecies transmission studies afford the opportunity to better understand the potential host range and origins of prion diseases. The purpose of these experiments was to determine susceptibility of white-tailed deer (WTD) to scrapie and to compare the resultant clinical signs, lesions, and molecular profiles of PrPSc to those of chronic wasting disease (CWD). We inoculated WTD intracranially (IC; n = 5) and by a natural route of exposure (concurrent oral and intranasal (IN); n = 5) with a US scrapie isolate. All deer were inoculated with a 10% (wt/vol) brain homogenate from sheep with scrapie (1ml IC, 1 ml IN, 30 ml oral). All deer inoculated by the intracranial route had evidence of PrPSc accumulation. PrPSc was detected in lymphoid tissues as early as 7 months-post-inoculation (PI) and a single deer that was necropsied at 15.6 months had widespread distribution of PrPSc highlighting that PrPSc is widely distributed in the CNS and lymphoid tissues prior to the onset of clinical signs. IC inoculated deer necropsied after 20 months PI (3/5) had clinical signs, spongiform encephalopathy, and widespread distribution of PrPSc in neural and lymphoid tissues. The results of this study suggest that there are many similarities in the manifestation of CWD and scrapie in WTD after IC inoculation including early and widespread presence of PrPSc in lymphoid tissues, clinical signs of depression and weight loss progressing to wasting, and an incubation time of 21-23 months. Moreover, western blots (WB) done on brain material from the obex region have a molecular profile similar to CWD and distinct from tissues of the cerebrum or the scrapie inoculum. However, results of microscopic and IHC examination indicate that there are differences between the lesions expected in CWD and those that occur in deer with scrapie: amyloid plaques were not noted in any sections of brain examined from these deer and the pattern of immunoreactivity by IHC was diffuse rather than plaque-like. After a natural route of exposure, 100% of WTD were susceptible to scrapie. Deer developed clinical signs of wasting and mental depression and were necropsied from 28 to 33 months PI. Tissues from these deer were positive for PrPSc by IHC and WB. Similar to IC inoculated deer, samples from these deer exhibited two different molecular profiles: samples from obex resembled CWD whereas those from cerebrum were similar to the original scrapie inoculum. On further examination by WB using a panel of antibodies, the tissues from deer with scrapie exhibit properties differing from tissues either from sheep with scrapie or WTD with CWD. Samples from WTD with CWD or sheep with scrapie are strongly immunoreactive when probed with mAb P4, however, samples from WTD with scrapie are only weakly immunoreactive. In contrast, when probed with mAb’s 6H4 or SAF 84, samples from sheep with scrapie and WTD with CWD are weakly immunoreactive and samples from WTD with scrapie are strongly positive. This work demonstrates that WTD are highly susceptible to sheep scrapie, but on first passage, scrapie in WTD is differentiable from CWD.



http://www.landesbioscience.com/journals/prion/03-Prion6-2-Transmission-and-strains.pdf





2011


*** After a natural route of exposure, 100% of white-tailed deer were susceptible to scrapie.


http://www.usaha.org/Portals/6/Reports/2011/report-cwal-2011.pdf




 Scrapie in Deer: Comparisons and Contrasts to Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)



Justin J. Greenlee of the Virus and Prion Diseases Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, ARS, USDA, Ames, IA provided a presentation on scrapie and CWD in inoculated deer. Interspecies transmission studies afford the opportunity to better understand the potential host range and origins of prion diseases. We inoculated white-tailed deer intracranially (IC) and by a natural route of exposure (concurrent oral and intranasal inoculation) with a US scrapie isolate. All deer inoculated by the intracranial route had evidence of PrPSc accumulation and those necropsied after 20 months post-inoculation (PI) (3/5) had clinical signs, spongiform encephalopathy, and widespread distribution of PrPSc in neural and lymphoid tissues. A single deer that was necropsied at 15.6 months PI did not have clinical signs, but had widespread distribution of PrPSc. This highlights the facts that 1) prior to the onset of clinical signs PrPSc is widely distributed in the CNS and lymphoid tissues and 2) currently used diagnostic methods are sufficient to detect PrPSc prior to the onset of clinical signs. The results of this study suggest that there are many similarities in the manifestation of CWD and scrapie in white-tailed deer after IC inoculation including early and widespread presence of PrPSc in lymphoid tissues, clinical signs of depression and weight loss progressing to wasting, and an incubation time of 21-23 months. Moreover, western blots (WB) done on brain material from the obex region have a molecular profile consistent with CWD and distinct from tissues of the cerebrum or the scrapie inoculum. However, results of microscopic and IHC examination indicate that there are differences between the lesions expected in CWD and those that occur in deer with scrapie: amyloid plaques were not noted in any sections of brain examined from these deer and the pattern of immunoreactivity by IHC was diffuse rather than plaque-like. After a natural route of exposure, 100% of white-tailed deer were susceptible to scrapie. Deer developed clinical signs of wasting and mental depression and were necropsied from 28 to 33 months PI. Tissues from these deer were positive for scrapie by IHC and WB. Tissues with PrPSc immunoreactivity included brain, tonsil, retropharyngeal and mesenteric lymph nodes, hemal node, Peyer’s patches, and spleen. While two WB patterns have been detected in brain regions of deer inoculated by the natural route, unlike the IC inoculated deer, the pattern similar to the scrapie inoculum predominates.


Committee Business:


The Committee discussed and approved three resolutions regarding CWD. They can be found in the report of the Reswolutions Committee. Essentially the resolutions urged USDA-APHIS-VS to:


Continue to provide funding for CWD testing of captive cervids


Finalize and publish the national CWD rule for Herd Certification and Interstate Movement


Evaluate live animal test, including rectal mucosal biopsy, for CWD in cervids


http://www.usaha.org/Portals/6/Reports/2011/report-cwal-2011.pdf



 2011 Annual Report



Research Project: TRANSMISSION, DIFFERENTIATION, AND PATHOBIOLOGY OF TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHIES Location: Virus and Prion Research Unit



2011 Annual Report



 In Objective 1, Assess cross-species transmissibility of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) in livestock and wildlife, numerous experiments assessing the susceptibility of various TSEs in different host species were conducted. Most notable is deer inoculated with scrapie, which exhibits similarities to chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer suggestive of sheep scrapie as an origin of CWD.



 snip...



4.Accomplishments 1. Deer inoculated with domestic isolates of sheep scrapie. Scrapie-affected deer exhibit 2 different patterns of disease associated prion protein. In some regions of the brain the pattern is much like that observed for scrapie, while in others it is more like chronic wasting disease (CWD), the transmissible spongiform encephalopathy typically associated with deer. This work conducted by ARS scientists at the National Animal Disease Center, Ames, IA suggests that an interspecies transmission of sheep scrapie to deer may have been the origin of CWD. This is important for husbandry practices with both captive deer, elk and sheep for farmers and ranchers attempting to keep their herds and flocks free of CWD and scrapie.



http://ars.usda.gov/research/projects/projects.htm?ACCN_NO=411467&showpars=true&fy=2011





White-tailed Deer are Susceptible to Scrapie by Natural Route of Infection



Jodi D. Smith, Justin J. Greenlee, and Robert A. Kunkle; Virus and Prion Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, USDA-ARS



 Interspecies transmission studies afford the opportunity to better understand the potential host range and origins of prion diseases. Previous experiments demonstrated that white-tailed deer are susceptible to sheep-derived scrapie by intracranial inoculation. The purpose of this study was to determine susceptibility of white-tailed deer to scrapie after a natural route of exposure. Deer (n=5) were inoculated by concurrent oral (30 ml) and intranasal (1 ml) instillation of a 10% (wt/vol) brain homogenate derived from a sheep clinically affected with scrapie. Non-inoculated deer were maintained as negative controls. All deer were observed daily for clinical signs. Deer were euthanized and necropsied when neurologic disease was evident, and tissues were examined for abnormal prion protein (PrPSc) by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and western blot (WB). One animal was euthanized 15 months post-inoculation (MPI) due to an injury. At that time, examination of obex and lymphoid tissues by IHC was positive, but WB of obex and colliculus were negative. Remaining deer developed clinical signs of wasting and mental depression and were necropsied from 28 to 33 MPI. Tissues from these deer were positive for scrapie by IHC and WB. Tissues with PrPSc immunoreactivity included brain, tonsil, retropharyngeal and mesenteric lymph nodes, hemal node, Peyer’s patches, and spleen. This work demonstrates for the first time that white-tailed deer are susceptible to sheep scrapie by potential natural routes of inoculation. In-depth analysis of tissues will be done to determine similarities between scrapie in deer after intracranial and oral/intranasal inoculation and chronic wasting disease resulting from similar routes of inoculation.



see full text ;


 http://www.usaha.org/Portals/6/Reports/2010/report-cwal-2010.pdf

 how many states have $465,000., and can quarantine and purchase there from, each cwd said infected farm, but how many states can afford this for all the cwd infected cervid game ranch type farms ???



? game farms in a state X $465,000., do all these game farms have insurance to pay for this risk of infected the wild cervid herds, in each state ???


 how many game farms, are too many game farms ?



when you have states handing out shooting pen permits like candy on halloween, just to advance their coffers, then other states wanting to do the same thing, with most all of them ignoring the science on shooting pens and cwd, what do you expect is going to happen.


 when is enough, enough ?



 Tuesday, December 20, 2011


CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CWD WISCONSIN Almond Deer (Buckhorn Flats) Farm Update DECEMBER 2011


 The CWD infection rate was nearly 80%, the highest ever in a North American captive herd.


RECOMMENDATION: That the Board approve the purchase of 80 acres of land for $465,000 for the Statewide Wildlife Habitat Program in Portage County and approve the restrictions on public use of the site.


Form 1100-001
 (R 2/11)
 NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD AGENDA ITEM
 SUBJECT: Information Item: Almond Deer Farm Update
 FOR: DECEMBER 2011 BOARD MEETING
 TUESDAY
 TO BE PRESENTED BY TITLE: Tami Ryan, Wildlife Health Section Chief

SUMMARY:


 http://dnr.wi.gov/about/nrb/2011/december/12-11-2b2.pdf



http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2011/12/chronic-wasting-disease-cwd-wisconsin.html




SEE MORE USAHA REPORTS HERE, 2012 NOT PUBLISHED YET...TSS


 http://www.usaha.org/Portals/6/Proceedings/USAHAProceedings-2010-114th.pdf



http://www.usaha.org/Portals/6/Proceedings/2009_USAHA_Proceedings.pdf



 http://portals5.gomembers.com/portals/6/proceedings/2008_usaha_proceedings.pdf





 Monday, March 18, 2013
 PROCEEDINGS ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING of the UNITED STATES ANIMAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION September 29 – October 5, 2011
 see updated 2012 RESOLUTIONS


 http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2013/03/proceedings-one-hundred-and-fifteenth.html




The potential impact of prion diseases on human health was greatly magnified by the recognition that interspecies transfer of BSE to humans by beef ingestion resulted in vCJD. While changes in animal feed constituents and slaughter practices appear to have curtailed vCJD, there is concern that CWD of free-ranging deer and elk in the U.S. might also cross the species barrier. Thus, consuming venison could be a source of human prion disease. Whether BSE and CWD represent interspecies scrapie transfer or are newly arisen prion diseases is unknown. Therefore, the possibility of transmission of prion disease through other food animals cannot be ruled out. There is evidence that vCJD can be transmitted through blood transfusion. There is likely a pool of unknown size of asymptomatic individuals infected with vCJD, and there may be asymptomatic individuals infected with the CWD equivalent. These circumstances represent a potential threat to blood, blood products, and plasma supplies.



http://cdmrp.army.mil/prevfunded/nprp/NPRP_Summit_Final_Report.pdf




Friday, November 09, 2012
 *** Chronic Wasting Disease CWD in cervidae and transmission to other species
 http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/11/chronic-wasting-disease-cwd-in-cervidae.html

 Sunday, November 11, 2012
 *** Susceptibilities of Nonhuman Primates to Chronic Wasting Disease November 2012
 http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/11/susceptibilities-of-nonhuman-primates.html


 Friday, December 14, 2012
 Susceptibility Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in wild cervids to Humans 2005 - December 14, 2012
 http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/12/susceptibility-chronic-wasting-disease.html


with sad regards,
terry




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Subject: Rep. Matt Ubelhor of Bloomfield is going to amend Senate Bill 487 to include the legalization of “canned” deer hunting operations in Indiana

 Indiana must say no to canned hunting

Mar 22, 2013

In a recent article in The Indianapolis Star, we have learned that once again an effort is being made by some legislators to legalize canned deer hunting in this state. This is the shooting of farm-raised domesticated whitetail deer and elk in fenced enclosures. As sportsmen and women we know that these animals have been bred specifically for abnormally large antlers and exhibit little to no flight instincts which you would expect of a wild animal. In other words, they are tame.

It has been reported that Rep. Matt Ubelhor of Bloomfield is going to amend Senate Bill 487 to include the legalization of “canned” deer hunting operations in Indiana. Rep. Ubelhor authored a bill earlier in the session but it failed to get a hearing as there was an intense media focus on the Connersville couple and “Dani” the deer. That saga ended with Gov. Mike Pence requesting that the DNR drop the charges against the couple or a pardon for Dani’s saviors.

Now ironically, as reported by The Star, Gov. Pence says that he is open to the idea of captive or “canned” deer hunting in Indiana. This is a reverse of previous Gov. Mitch Daniels’ position. In 2006, then Gov. Daniels strongly condemned “canned” hunting and signed into law rules to clarify and ban the practice that was always considered illegal by the state. Gov. Pence, it seems, believes that these businesses, five which still exist because of a pending lawsuit, “were allowed but then had the rug pulled out from under them.” The rug has not been pulled out from under them. The DNR has always had rules against these practices as evidence of legislative efforts by Rep. Bill Friend since 1999 on behalf of his constituent Russ Beller who was convicted in federal court in 2005 for running illegal canned hunts.

Sportsmen and women believe you don’t shoot farm animals and we are greatly concerned about disease risk to Indiana’s wild deer. Twenty-three states have Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a fatal deer disease present in either their wild or captive herds, or both. It is believed movement of deer to and from captive facilities is the primary reason the disease is spreading across this country. Cost to States’ agencies and taxpayers are astronomical. Wisconsin has spent over $50 million in an effort to manage CWD disease. In Indiana we have had tuberculous found in several captive deer facilities, a Harrison County hunting facility, a Wayne County farm, and a Franklin County farm. As a result of the TB found, many wild deer had to be shot by sharpshooters and tested. We also learned last year, as reported by The Star, several farm-raised captive deer brought into Indiana from Pennsylvania had been exposed to CWD. When state authorities traced the deer to an Indiana captive deer farm, it was found that several of the deer had escaped. To date, not all the deer have been recovered for CWD testing. Until all the escaped deer are found and all tested for CWD, it will not be known whether CWD has spread to Indiana.

Tell your legislators to say “No” to “canned hunting” in Indiana. The risk to wild deer is too great and the hunting ethics too poor for Hoosiers.

Please let Gov. Pence and your legislators know this is not what Indiana wants or needs.

Doug Allman

Indiana Wildlife Federation

Gene Hopkins

Indiana Sportsman’s Roundtable

Joe Bacon

Indiana Deer Hunter Association

James Turpin

Quality Deer Management Association

Herb Higgins

Indiana Bowhunter Association

Chuck Bauer

Indiana Division of the Izaak Walton League of America


http://www.indystar.com/article/20130322/OPINION/303220074/Indiana-must-say-no-canned-hunting?nclick_check=1


Published: March 22, 2013 3:00 a.m.

Captive deer hunts may be added to Senate bill

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 Sen. Brent Steele, R-Bedford – the author of the Senate bill where an amendment might be added – said from what he has seen of the amendment it is not a widespread expansion of the activity.

He believes it is focused on allowing the four existing facilities to continue to operate.

A move to legalize those operations legislatively could indicate a change in the posture of the case but Steele said he didn’t know the details.

“If the amendment is non-controversial and doesn’t damage my bill while maintaining the status quo I would probably consent to it,” he said.

Kara Brooks, press secretary for Gov. Mike Pence, said he is “concerned with an expansion of high-fence hunting, but is keeping an open mind about legislative efforts to permit existing facilities to continue to operate.”

Rep. Sean Eberhart, R-Shelbyville, chairs the House Natural Resources Committee and said he hasn’t seen any possible amendment. He noted members of the committee – including Ubelhor – are free to offer amendments for the committee to discuss.

He was one legislator to receive $1,000 from the deer and elk PAC, as well as Ubelhor and Steele.

“We get money from a lot of different groups but we vote according to our constituent base and our personal thoughts,” Eberhart said. “Campaign contributions have no bearing on my vote.”


http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20130322/LOCAL/303229972/1002



http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2013&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=SB&docno=0487


http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2013&request=getActions&doctype=SB&docno=0487


http://openstates.org/in/bills/2013/SB487/documents/IND00046027/




>>> Indiana must say no to canned hunting


I agree 100%. please see why ;


INDIANA 20 DEER ESCAPE TROPHY BUCK GAME FARM STATE OFFICIALS FEAR CWD RISK TO WILD

Escaped deer pose risk of spreading disease in Indiana State wildlife officials fear the missing animals could have been exposed to fatal ailment 9:30 PM, Oct 19, 2012 Deer hunters in four southeastern Indiana counties have been given an unusual directive by state wildlife officials: If you see a deer with a yellow tag in its ear, kill it.

And call a biologist.

The deer, say Department of Natural Resources officials, may be infected with chronic wasting disease. ...

http://www.indystar.com/article/20121019/LIFE02/210190361/Escaped-deer-pose-risk-spreading-disease-Indiana?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CIndyStar.com


 Friday, February 03, 2012
 Long kills controversial fenced hunting bill INDIANA

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/02/long-kills-controversial-fenced-hunting.html



CAN INDIANA AFFORD THIS $$$

and this was just one cwd infected game farm, with the most highest documented cwd infection rate ever recorded i.e. 80% CWD infection rate ;


Tuesday, December 20, 2011

CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CWD WISCONSIN Almond Deer (Buckhorn Flats) Farm Update DECEMBER 2011

The CWD infection rate was nearly 80%, the highest ever in a North American captive herd.

RECOMMENDATION: That the Board approve the purchase of 80 acres of land for $465,000 for the Statewide Wildlife Habitat Program in Portage County and approve the restrictions on public use of the site.

Form 1100-001 (R 2/11) NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD AGENDA ITEM

SUBJECT: Information Item: Almond Deer Farm Update

FOR: DECEMBER 2011 BOARD MEETING TUESDAY TO BE PRESENTED BY TITLE: Tami Ryan, Wildlife Health Section Chief

SUMMARY:

http://dnr.wi.gov/about/nrb/2011/december/12-11-2b2.pdf

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2011/12/chronic-wasting-disease-cwd-wisconsin.html



2012 CDC REPORT ON CWD

Volume 18, Number 3—March 2012 Synopsis Occurrence, Transmission, and Zoonotic Potential of Chronic Wasting Disease

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Prevalence and Surveillance
 Originally recognized only in southeastern Wyoming and northeastern Colorado, USA, CWD was reported in Canada in 1996 and Wisconsin in 2001 and continues to be identified in new geographic locations (Figure 1, panel A). CWD has been identified in free-ranging cervids in 15 US states and 2 Canadian provinces and in ≈100 captive herds in 15 states and provinces and in South Korea (Figure 1, panel B).

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CWD surveillance programs are now in place in almost all US states and Canadian provinces (Figure 2, panel A). More than 1,060,000 free-ranging cervids have reportedly been tested for CWD (Figure 2, panel B) and ≈6,000 cases have been identified (Figure 2, panel C) according to data from state and provincial wildlife agencies.

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Testing of captive cervids is routine in most states and provinces, but varies considerably in scope from mandatory testing of all dead animals to voluntary herd certification programs or mandatory testing of only animals suspected of dying of CWD.

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Long-term effects of CWD on cervid populations and ecosystems remain unclear as the disease continues to spread and prevalence increases. In captive herds, CWD might persist at high levels and lead to complete herd destruction in the absence of human culling. Epidemiologic modeling suggests the disease could have severe effects on free-ranging deer populations, depending on hunting policies and environmental persistence (8,9). CWD has been associated with large decreases in free-ranging mule deer populations in an area of high CWD prevalence (Boulder, Colorado, USA) (5). In addition, CWD-infected deer are selectively preyed upon by mountain lions (5), and may also be more vulnerable to vehicle collisions (10). Long-term effects of the disease may vary considerably geographically, not only because of local hunting policies, predator populations, and human density (e.g., vehicular collisions) but also because of local environmental factors such as soil type (11) and local cervid population factors, such as genetics and movement patterns (S.E. Saunders, unpub. data).

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Controlling the spread of CWD, especially by human action, is a more attainable goal than eradication. Human movement of cervids has likely led to spread of CWD in facilities for captive animals, which has most likely contributed to establishment of new disease foci in free-ranging populations (Figure 1, panel A). Thus, restrictions on human movement of cervids from disease-endemic areas or herds continue to be warranted. Anthropogenic factors that increase cervid congregation such as baiting and feeding should also be restricted to reduce CWD transmission. Appropriate disposal of carcasses of animals with suspected CWD is necessary to limit environmental contamination (20), and attractive onsite disposal options such as composting and burial require further investigation to determine contamination risks. The best options for lowering the risk for recurrence in facilities for captive animals with outbreaks are complete depopulation, stringent exclusion of free-ranging cervids, and disinfection of all exposed surfaces. However, even the most extensive decontamination measures may not be sufficient to eliminate the risk for disease recurrence (20; S.E. Saunders et al. unpub. data)

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/3/11-0685_article.htm


http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/3/11-0685_article.htm

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/3/11-0685-f1.htm

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/

http://transmissiblespongiformencephalopathy.blogspot.com/

 Saturday, March 10, 2012
 *** CWD, GAME FARMS, urine, feces, soil, lichens, and banned mad cow protein feed CUSTOM MADE for deer and elk

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/03/cwd-game-farms-urine-feces-soil-lichens.html


Tuesday, December 18, 2012
 *** A Growing Threat How deer breeding could put public trust wildlife at risk

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-growing-threat-how-deer-breeding.html


Friday, February 08, 2013
 *** Behavior of Prions in the Environment: Implications for Prion Biology

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2013/02/behavior-of-prions-in-environment.html


*** Spraker suggested an interesting explanation for the occurrence of CWD. The deer pens at the Foot Hills Campus were built some 30-40 years ago by a Dr. Bob Davis. At or abut that time, allegedly, some scrapie work was conducted at this site. When deer were introduced to the pens they occupied ground that had previously been occupied by sheep.

http://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20080102193705/http://www.bseinquiry.gov.uk/files/mb/m11b/tab01.pdf



2011
 *** After a natural route of exposure, 100% of white-tailed deer were susceptible to scrapie.

http://www.usaha.org/Portals/6/Reports/2011/report-cwal-2011.pdf


 SEE MORE USAHA REPORTS HERE, 2012 NOT PUBLISHED YET...TSS

http://www.usaha.org/Portals/6/Proceedings/USAHAProceedings-2010-114th.pdf


http://www.usaha.org/Portals/6/Proceedings/2009_USAHA_Proceedings.pdf

 http://portals5.gomembers.com/portals/6/proceedings/2008_usaha_proceedings.pdf



 Friday, November 09, 2012
 *** Chronic Wasting Disease CWD in cervidae and transmission to other species

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/11/chronic-wasting-disease-cwd-in-cervidae.html


Sunday, November 11, 2012
 *** Susceptibilities of Nonhuman Primates to Chronic Wasting Disease November 2012

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/11/susceptibilities-of-nonhuman-primates.html


 Friday, December 14, 2012
 Susceptibility Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in wild cervids to Humans 2005 - December 14, 2012

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/12/susceptibility-chronic-wasting-disease.html



Monday, March 18, 2013
 PROCEEDINGS ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING of the UNITED STATES ANIMAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION September 29 – October 5, 2011

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2013/03/proceedings-one-hundred-and-fifteenth.html



Saturday, February 04, 2012
 Wisconsin 16 age limit on testing dead deer Game Farm CWD Testing Protocol Needs To Be Revised

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/02/wisconsin-16-age-limit-on-testing-dead.html



Tuesday, June 05, 2012
 Captive Deer Breeding Legislation Overwhelmingly Defeated During 2012 Legislative Session

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/06/captive-deer-breeding-legislation.html


 Friday, August 31, 2012
 COMMITTEE ON CAPTIVE WILDLIFE AND ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK and CWD 2009-2012 a review

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/08/committee-on-captive-wildlife-and.html


 Friday, August 24, 2012
 Diagnostic accuracy of rectal mucosa biopsy testing for chronic wasting disease within white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) herds in North America
 http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/08/diagnostic-accuracy-of-rectal-mucosa.html



 Thursday, February 09, 2012
 50 GAME FARMS (to date) IN USA INFECTED WITH CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/02/50-game-farms-to-date-in-usa-infected.html



 Monday, June 11, 2012
 OHIO Captive deer escapees and non-reporting

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/06/ohio-captive-deer-escapees-and-non.html



 Friday, March 16, 2012
 OHIO TURNS OVER CERVID GAME FARMS (and CWD risk) TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, GOD HELP THEM
 As Passed by the Senate 129th General Assembly Regular Session 2011-2012 Am. H. B. No. 389

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/03/ohio-turns-over-cervid-game-farms-and.html



some history on Pennsylvania and CWD ;


Friday, March 01, 2013
 Pennsylvania CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE FOUND IN BLAIR AND BEDFORD COUNTIES GAME COMMISSION TO HOLD CWD NEWS CONFERENCE MONDAY, MARCH 4

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2013/03/pennsylvania-chronic-wasting-disease.html



Thursday, October 11, 2012
 Pennsylvania Confirms First Case CWD Adams County Captive Deer Tests Positive

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/10/pennsylvania-confirms-first-case-cwd.html


 Wednesday, November 07, 2012
 PENNSYLVANIA Second Adams County Deer Tests Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease
 http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/11/pennsylvania-second-adams-county-deer.html



 Tuesday, November 06, 2012
 PA Department of Agriculture investigating possible 2nd case of chronic wasting disease

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/11/pa-department-of-agriculture.html



 Thursday, November 01, 2012
 PA GAME COMMISSION TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS CWD Release #128-12

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/11/pa-game-commission-to-hold-public.html



 Tuesday, November 13, 2012
 PENNSYLVANIA 2012 THE GREAT ESCAPE OF CWD

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/11/pennsylvania-2012-great-escape-of-cwd.html



 Wednesday, November 14, 2012
 PENNSYLVANIA 2012 THE GREAT ESCAPE OF CWD INVESTIGATION MOVES INTO LOUISIANA and INDIANA

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/11/pennsylvania-2012-great-escape-of-cwd_14.html




Pennsylvania CWD number of deer exposed and farms there from much greater than first thought
 Published: Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 10:44 PM Updated: Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 11:33 PM

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/10/pennsylvania-cwd-number-of-deer-exposed.html



 Tuesday, October 23, 2012
 PA Captive deer from CWD-positive farm roaming free

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2012/10/pa-captive-deer-from-cwd-positive-farm.html



HERE, we see why these shooting pen owners some much like the USDA oversight of these game farms ;


USDA TO PGC ONCE CAPTIVES ESCAPE "it‘s no longer its business.”



problem solved $$$...TSS

 Sunday, January 06, 2013
 USDA TO PGC ONCE CAPTIVES ESCAPE "it‘s no longer its business.”

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2013/01/usda-to-pgc-once-captives-escape-its-no.html



what happened to the PA deer from the CWD index heard that went to Louisiana ???

or Indiana ???


Friday, February 08, 2013
 Pennsylvania Additional Deer Farms Released from Chronic Wasting Disease CWD Quarantines

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2013/02/pennsylvania-additional-deer-farms.html



Friday, February 15, 2013
 PENNSYLVANIA CWD UPDATE 9 FARMS ARE STILL UNDER QUARANTINE

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2013/02/pennsylvania-cwd-update-9-farms-are.html



Thursday, March 14, 2013
 TEXAS DEER BREEDERS CHEER TWO NEW BILLS SB 1444 AND HB 2092 THAT COULD HELP POTENTIALLY ENHANCE CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CWD

http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2013/03/texas-deer-breeders-cheer-two-new-bills.html



The potential impact of prion diseases on human health was greatly magnified by the recognition that interspecies transfer of BSE to humans by beef ingestion resulted in vCJD. While changes in animal feed constituents and slaughter practices appear to have curtailed vCJD, there is concern that CWD of free-ranging deer and elk in the U.S. might also cross the species barrier. Thus, consuming venison could be a source of human prion disease. Whether BSE and CWD represent interspecies scrapie transfer or are newly arisen prion diseases is unknown. Therefore, the possibility of transmission of prion disease through other food animals cannot be ruled out. There is evidence that vCJD can be transmitted through blood transfusion. There is likely a pool of unknown size of asymptomatic individuals infected with vCJD, and there may be asymptomatic individuals infected with the CWD equivalent. These circumstances represent a potential threat to blood, blood products, and plasma supplies.


http://cdmrp.army.mil/prevfunded/nprp/NPRP_Summit_Final_Report.pdf



TSS