Why is a Wisconsin meat locker recalling all wieners and polish sausage?
Editor’s Note – this is our first tell-a-friend campaign on Uppity Wisconsin – odds are good that you’re going to find problems and software bugs. Help us fix it – let us know! The raising and sales of pets in Wisconsin is largely unregulated. We have a serious puppy mill problem. This June, a puppy mill was shut down in Wisconsin, and over 200 dogs were seized. Two western Wisconsin legislators (Pat Kreitllow and Jeff Smith) are sponsoring a bill to regulate the puppy industry in Wisconsin. We’re asking for your help. What is a Puppy Mill? It’s where most of the dogs you buy in stores and the Internet come from. Pets are raised in crowded, deplorable conditions. As a result, they suffer, and they often are not very good pets – they are sick, they learn to not trust people, and to be afraid. AB-250/SB-208 is a law intended to regulate the commercial sales and raising of animals. It imposes reasonable restrictions and a licensing system for people who raise pets for a living. This is a
Alma Center Locker in Alma Center is voluntarily recalling wieners and sausages produced before Oct. 1 because they contain soy, a potential allergen, but do not list it as an ingredient on the label, according to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. The products were sold in the business’ own retail shop in Alma Center and via door-to-door sales in Jackson County.
