U.S. finds second animal suspect for Mad Cow

[rawstory]

As seen on the liberal alternative to Drudge, The Raw Story, http://rawstory.com

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A second animal in less than a week preliminarily tested positive for mad cow disease and it will be retested, the U.S. Agriculture Department said late on Tuesday.

The USDA refused to disclose any information about the suspect animal's slaughter location, age or sex, but said the cattle carcass did not enter the human food supply.

USDA officials say the government's new, rapid tests carry a greater risk of false positives.

The first U.S. case of mad cow disease was diagnosed last December in a Washington state dairy cow. In response, Japan and dozens of other countries halted purchases of American beef, valued at about $3.8 billion annually.

Earlier this month, the USDA stepped up its testing program to detect the brain-wasting disease, which is believed to be spread when cattle eat the infected remains of other cattle. This practice was banned in the U.S. in 1997.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=5547298&src=rss/domesticNews§ion=news

[shraby]

1. Yeah, and Saddam had

wmd, and there were fewer terrorist attacks this year.

[MrBenchley]

2. Good news...

The Justice Department has drawn up some memos explaining why its legal to torture the cow...

[meisje]

3. I bet it's widespread!

[struggle4progress]

4. kick

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