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May 30, 2023 · But hippo meat, or “lake cow bacon,” as the New York Times called it, would be just the start. “I think it is easily possible to add 1,000,000 tons of meat a year to our supply,”...
Jan 10, 2024 · The New York Times coined the phrase “lake cow bacon,” describing the flavor of the hippo meat, and some believed it would only be a short time before it was readily available in America. William Newton Irvin from the U.S. Department of Agriculture was also an advocate of hippo importation and testified on the men’s behalf.
- Sabrina Sieck
May 30, 2023 · When the animals were good and fat (on average, hippos weigh between 3,000 and 9,920 pounds), farmers could take their inventory to slaughter, revitalizing America’s low-cost meat supply. But hippo meat, or “lake cow bacon,” as the New York Times called it, would be just the start.
Jul 24, 2024 · Irwin advocated for the immediate importation of African mammals to the U.S., starting with hippos in the Southeast to raise 1 million pounds of meat— lake cow bacon —at a yearly value of $100 million. Irwin also recommended the Southeast as a farm home for African buffalo, bushbuck, and reedbuck.
Sep 28, 2021 · Louisiana Congressman Robert Broussard officially introduced the “Hippo Bill,” seeking $250,000 to import the animals into the United States. “Lake cow bacon” as they called it, could be available to feed the American people within only a few years. But that might have been just a start.
- Samantha Hartery
Both the New York Times and the Washington Post declared that Americans would soon be leaving Texas beef behind for hippo bacon. Writer Sarah Gailey says the U.S. wasn’t just looking into starting a hippo meat industry – they were excited for it.
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Apr 13, 2022 · They quickly branded the new meat product as “Lake Cow Bacon” and wrote a bill (H.R. 23261), which later became known as The American Hippo Bill, to pitch the new idea to congress. A congressional hearing was arranged and experts in food production and African animals set about to convince a hungry, plant-jammed nation that hippos were the ...
