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 USDA to Ban 'Downer' Cattle 

Bid to boost confidence in beef

May 21, 08 2:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The USDA plans to ban all so-called "downer" cattle from the food supply to safeguard consumers from illnesses such as mad cow disease. Such animals are too weak or injured to walk, which can often be an indication of illness. Disturbing video of workers in a California slaughterhouse using... More »

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USDA • Humane Society • mad cow disease • Chino slaughterhouse • Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. • slaughterhouse • beef industry • Ed Schafer • bovine spongiform encephalopathy • knock box • American Meat Institute • downer cattle

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