Humane Society of US again scaring people away from good diets? (AG Weekly) The Humane Society of the U.S. has, for years, been trying to frighten people away from consuming meat, milk and eggs -- but its recent testimony before a congressional committee reached a new low when the HSUS president, Wayne Pacelle, made the unsupported claim that pigs could be harboring the infamous and deadly British ‘mad cow” disease. [News Source]

Customer Service (Brandon Sun) WINNIPEG (CP) - The Manitoba and federal governments are spending $17.2 million dollars to help the province's cattle industry meet an enhanced feed ban to prevent mad cow disease. [News Source]

Dirt boosts prion disease, study says. Findings affirm chronic wasting's longevity in soil. [News Source]

Border loophole bypasses new BSE rules. Canadian ranchers who want to avoid the cost and hassle of the government's new rules to stamp out mad cow disease can send their young cattle across the U.S. border. [News Source]

Video: Najwa a ‘mad cow’ (iafrica.com) Slain music legend Taliep Petersen supporters showed their support with posters outside the Wynberg Regional Court on Wednesday as the bail hearing of his murder accused wife, Najwa Petersen, continues. [News Source]

Mad about research (The Naperville Sun) How do you spend your summer when you're 17 and your breakthrough research on mad cow disease is pending publication? [News Source]

The mad cow gap (Montreal Gazette) Canadian ranchers who want to avoid the cost and hassle of the government's new rules to stamp out mad cow disease can send their young cattle across the U.S. border. [News Source]