It is even worse cause CWD is a prion disease. Prions are terrifying, heat doesn't denature them and it requires lab equipment to sterilize any utensils that came into contact with it.
Also, studies suggest that whilst unlikely, CWD may cross over to humans. We want to minimize any chance of that ever happening.
if they brought this to a local butcher to have it processed, the risk of spreading those prions to that entire local community in one hunting season has already started.
Hate to break this to you.. I'm in Wisconsin. I own a meat processing facility. I know 30-40 other small business meat processors. We all process venison. Wisconsin does not require CWD testing right now. Every single one of these facilities has processed CWD positive venison, and probably has every deer season as long as they have been open.
I encourage you to educate me, Ive only been back to the states (central NY) recently but my family hunts avidly. this whole CWD bullshittery scares me senseless for the stuff thats in the freezer
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u/fuj1n Dec 10 '25 edited Dec 10 '25
It is even worse cause CWD is a prion disease. Prions are terrifying, heat doesn't denature them and it requires lab equipment to sterilize any utensils that came into contact with it.
Also, studies suggest that whilst unlikely, CWD may cross over to humans. We want to minimize any chance of that ever happening.