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Mad Cow Disease

Halloween Horror: Cattle Fed Chicken Poop and Recycled Cow Remains

Naomi Starkman | Posted 11.06.2009 | Green

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Feeding cattle chicken litter is everyday practice in feedlots. Surprisingly, this unhealthy and inhumane practice is legal and poorly monitored, creating unacceptable risks to human and animal health.

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Illinois Gets Grant To Fund Mad Cow Prevention

AP | Posted 01.05.2009 | Chicago

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Illinois can continue efforts to prevent mad cow disease in cattle with nearly $500,000 from the federal government. The funding, announced this week...

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Unconventional Weaponry: Man Tries To Rob Video Store With A Jello Box

Huffington Post | Sean Morrow | Posted 09.07.2008 | Home

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A West Virginia man recently attempted to rob a video store wielding an empty Jello box, claiming the container held a bomb. The Charleston Gazette re...

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Bush Admin Wants To Move Animal Disease Lab To Area Near Livestock Herds

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 04.19.2008 | Home

Read More: Animal Disease, Dangerous Livestock, Livestock Diseases, Contagious Animal Diseases, Mad Cow Disease, Home News

WASHINGTON — The only U.S. facility allowed to research the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease experienced several accidents with the fear...

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