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 Unusual Livestock Deaths blamed on BT Cotton (Monsanto) Thursday June 1, 2006 (Hyderabad)
"There is yet another controversy linked to the genetically modified Bt cotton plant and this time it is the alarming reports of sheep and goats taking ill, even dying after grazing on leftover Bt cotton fields".
Although BT Cotton isn't a human food crop, nevertheless it was claimed to be safe to eat. Well this time it really was the sheep that followed, or should I say swallowed the plot, I mean crop.
So it'll be guinea pigs next. Just as well we humans don't eat what we're fed.
"They just became very dull and lifeless and died," said Pendala Venkatamma, describing what happened to her sheep.
 The state government has orders an investigation.
"We have immediately alerted animal husbandry dept to give us the details of villages where this has happened and what are their findings regarding this. We are certainly going to pursue this further with the research institutes genetic research institutes, which can analyse the whole thing and yes, it is a cause of concern," said Poonam Malakondaiah, Agriculture Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh it would be wise to go for much more comprehensive bio safety testing not just for Bt cotton but the whole range of genetically modified food crops that may soon be part of commercial Indian agriculture. Read More! Off-Site Link
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