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San Francisco Chronicle - May 1, 2008
2 beef processors cited for handling cattle inhumanely

Press-Enterprise - April 29, 2008
USDA isn't on board with beef industry's downer cow ban

Associted Press - April 22, 2008
In change, industry groups back downer cow ban

Associated Press - April 17, 2008
Judge Union head claims USDA tried to intimidate employees

Press-Enterprise - April 17, 2008
Judge refuses to drop animal abuse charges against ex-employee of Chino slaughterhouse

AVMA - April 2008
Beef recall sparks hearings, tightened inspections

Mercury News - April 02, 2008
Crackdown on processing 'downer' cattle advances

USA Today - March 24, 2008
Beef recall case: cattle abuse wasn't a rare occurrence

Los Angeles Times - March 13, 2008
Panel grills meatpacking chief on beef recall at Chino plant

Wall Street Journal - February 27, 2008
Packaged-food companies join recall of meat products

Wall Street Journal - February 25, 2008
Meatpacker in cow-abuse scandal may shut as Congress turns up heat

Reuters - February 22, 2008
USDA unsure if Calif. cattle case isolated to plant

USDA - February 15, 2008
Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer Regarding Animal Cruelty Charges Filed Against Employees at Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company

Los Angeles Times - January 31, 2008
U.S. probes Chino slaughterhouse, supplier to school lunch program

CNN - January 30, 2008
Video of workers abusing cows raises food safety questions

Washington Post - January 30, 2008
Video Reveals Violations of Laws, Abuse of Cows at Slaughterhouse

Meatingplace.com - July 13, 2007
FSIS Publishes Final Rule Prohibiting Processing of Downer Cattle (login required)
USA Today - July 13, 2007
U.S. to Ban Slaughter of Immobile Cows
Op Ed News - June 22, 2007
Is It A Cluster Yet? Public Health Officials Have Few Answers About CJD Cases
United Press International - June 04, 2007
Eat To Live: Beef company sues USDA
Centre Daily - May 29, 2007
U.S. on mad cow: Don't test all cattle
Seattle Times - February 22, 2007
Mad-cow scrutiny is scaled way back
Bloomberg - July 20, 2006
Canada Confirms Animal Was 7th Mad-Cow Disease Case
CBC - July 13, 2006
Canada's seventh case of BSE confirmed
CJAD Radio- July 10, 2006
Alberta cow may be Canada's seventh case of mad cow disease
Reuters - June 26, 2006
New Canada rules aim to eradicate mad cow disease
Duluth News Tribune - June 26, 2006
Diseased animals not fit as food
Reuters - June 22, 2006
Dutch report second "mad cow" human case
Associated Press - June 21, 2006
Japan agrees to lift ban on U.S. beef imports
USDA - June 21, 2006
STATEMENT BY AGRICULTURE SECRETARY MIKE JOHANNS REGARDING AGREEMENT FOR THE RESUMPTION OF BEEF TRADE WITH JAPAN
Reuters - June 16, 2006
Infected feed likely cause of Canada mad cow case
Associated Press - June 11, 2006
U.S. Mad Cow Cases Are Mysterious Strain
Cattle Network - June 8, 2006
USDA: Much Still Unknown About Two US BSE Cases
Meat & Poultry, Temple Grandin - May 1, 2006
Fixing the Downer Pig Problem
The Scotsman - 5/19/06
Mad cow disease 'a threat to tens of millions in Britain'
MSNBC - 5/17/06
Is mad cow making its way into our beef?
United Press International - 5/15/06
U.S. must change mad cow testing
Cattle Network - 5/11/06
USDA Vet Reassigned Over BSE Test Program Overpayments
Journal Sentinel - 5/9/06
Mad cow testing program vendors were overpaid
High Country News - 5/8/06
Straight talk about Mad Cow from a mad rancher
Reuters - 5/3/06
US can't find birthplace of latest mad cow
Associated Press - 5/2/06
Sparks says investigation of Alabama's mad cow case is finished
Canadian Press - 4/17/06
Japan suspects mad cow disease in young steer; may affect cattle imports
Canadian Press - 4/16/06
Canada's fifth case of mad cow confirmed in dairy cow from B.C.
Vancouver Sun - 4/14/06
Mad cow suspected in B.C. dairy cow
New York Times - 4/6/06
Stop: Don't Test Those Cows!
Canadian Press - 4/3/06
Japan stirs mad cow advisory committee after debacle with U.S. beef imports
Associated Press - 3/22/06
Meatpacker sparks mad cow testing fight
High Plains Journal - 3/21/06
Poultry Litter under Scrutiny in Latest BSE Case
Associated Press - 3/17/06
Japan officials confirm 1st mad cow case
Associated Press - 3/16/06
Officials exhume infected cow, place age at 10 years
Bloomberg - 3/15/06
Mad-Cow Feed Rules Should Ban Poultry Feces, U.S. Senator Says
The Christian Science Monitor - 3/15/06
Third mad cow case in US raises questions about testing
CBS News- 3/14/06
Government To Reduce Mad Cow Testing
Reuters - 3/14/06
Consumer groups urge US not to cut mad cow tests
MSNBC - 3/14/06
Alabama cow tests positive for mad cow disease
Bloomberg - 3/13/06
U.S. Finds 3rd Mad-Cow Case in Animal From Alabama
Reuters - 3/13/06
US finds third case of mad cow in 27 months
Reuters - 3/13/06
New mad cow scare adds to US beef market's woes
Technology Marketing Corporation - 2/27/06
USDA reveals beef inspectors were not properly trained
Washington Post - 2/3/06
Agency Fought Retesting of Infected Cow
Bloomberg - 2/2/06
`Downer Cows' Entering Meat Supply, USDA Inspector General Says
USDA - 2/06
USDA Audit Report
Canadian Press - 1/10/2006
U.S. report says inspections of Canadian meat imports have been deficient
The Toronto Sun - 11/18/2005
Sheep may be able to transmit mad cow
Canadian Press - 11/17/2005
Cause of mad cow disease may be found in milk: study
The Dallas Morning News - 11/02/2005
Too late to track mad cow
Associated Press - 8/22/2005
Beef banned under mad cow rules recalled
Meatingplace.com - 8/18/2005
Sheep can pass BSE to their lambs
The Oregonian - 8/19/2005
Slaughterhouses face scrutiny
Washington Post - 8/17/2005
Testing Options for Mad Cow Said Limited
Associated Press - 8/15/2005
Agriculture Department Cites Plants for More Than 1,000 Violations of Mad-Cow Rules
Reuters - 8/15/2005
USDA finds 1,000 violations of mad cow rules
New York Times Editorial - 8/13/2005
Safer Beef
Meatingplace.com- 7/29/2005
BSE case possibly a new variant?
New York Times- 7/28/2005
Government Is Investigating 3rd Possible Case of Mad Cow
Meatingplace.com - 7/28/2005
BSE results expected next week
Houston Chronicle - 7/27/2005
Suspect animal raises concern
Consumers Union - 7/26/2005
Mad Cow: Consumers Union calls on USDA to release data
United Press International - 7/21/2005
USDA botched testing of mad cow suspect
Washington Times - 7/19/2005
USDA documents show mad cow violations
Meatingplace.com - 7/18/2005
Japanese study says U.S. testing protocols would have missed native BSE cases
New York Times - 6/29/2005
For Months, Agriculture Department Delayed Announcing Result of Mad Cow Test
MSNBC - 6/29/2005
USDA traces second mad cow case to Texas
U.S. Newswire - 6/21/2005
Consumers Union Calls on USDA to Go the Extra Mile to Protect Consumers, Cattle Industry
Meatingplace.com - 6/20/2005
Animal being tested might have new form of BSE
Associated Press - 6/17/2005
Mad cow back on the menu?
LA Times - 6/17/2005
Gaps Remain in Mad Cow Disease Defenses
Reuters - 6/16/2005
Suspect U.S. animal may have rare mad cow strain
Meatingplace.com - 6/13/2005
'November cow' tests positive for BSE using Western blot
Reuters- 6/11/20005
MAD COW DISEASE CONFIRMED IN US
UPI Medical Correspondent - 6/02/2005
Testing of human mad cow suspect delayed
CNN.com - 4/22/2005
Human mad cow case in Netherlands
Meatingplace.com - 4/21/2005
USDA plans to ease restrictions on slaughter of downer cattle
ABC News - 4/16/2005
Bush Administration May Ease 'Downer Cattle' Ban
CBC News - 4/13/2005
Concerns raised about 1997 U.S. mad cow tests
Meatingplace.com - 3/25/2005
French woman may have died of vCJD in 1971
Washington Times - 3/24/2005
NIH may destroy human brain collection
CNN.com - 2/17/2005
Report: 'Questionable' beef imported
Wall Street Journal - 2/8/2005
Corralling Cow Costs
Washington Post - 2/5/2005
Japan Says Man Died of Mad Cow Disease
CBC News - 1/28/2005
Mad cow disease found in French goat
Meatingplace.com - 1/24/2005
BSE may be more dangerous than thought: Swiss study
Seattle Post-Intelligncer- 1/15/2005
Mad cow risk remains a year after 1st U.S. case
In These Times magazine- 1/15/2005
Mad Cows and Americans
Edmonton Sun - 1/12/2005
Third mad cow here
Associated Press - 1/11/2005
Canada confirms new case of mad cow
Toronto Star - 1/11/2005
Lagging on the health front
MSNBC - 1/11/2005
Canada finds new case of mad cow
National Post- 1/8/2005
Mad cow food fears raised
Meatingplace.com - 1/7/2005
Herd mate of Canadian BSE case went to U.S.

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