For decades the industry has been marketing and slaughtering downed animals for food with a reckless disregard for animal welfare and human health, ... In the absence of legislation, we're concerned that this problem will continue.

This will legitimize it in the minds of other legislative bodies and it will hopefully get some traction.

This is a good thing for animals and a good thing for people, ... These animals are made to suffer horribly, humans are put at risk, and there has never been an excuse for this practice.