Videotape Prompts Calif. Cow Abuse Investigation (NBC 11 Bay Area) Agriculture Department officials review videotape released by the Humane Society after an undercover investigation at a San Bernardino County slaughterhouse. [News Source]

California plant accused of torturing unfit cows (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The Humane Society of the United States said on Wednesday a California slaughterhouse was using a range of torture including "waterboarding" to prod unfit animals into the slaughterhouse so they could be processed into food that may have ended up in school lunch programs. [News Source]

USDA to review Calif. slaughterhouse (AP via Yahoo! News) The Agriculture Department said Wednesday it would investigate whether sick dairy cows were mistreated at a California slaughterhouse in violation of state and federal laws designed to ensure food safety and prevent animal cruelty. [News Source]

Meat From ‘Sick’ Cows Could Have Been Sent to Schools (FOX 5 Washington D.C.) A nationwide animal abuse investigation and it all ends up in your child's school cafeteria. The investigation showed a fork-lift being used to shove a “sick” cow into a slaughterhouse. [News Source]

Humane Society Investigates Slaughterhouse (WSOC-TV Charlotte) Wednesday, the Humane Society of the United States released a disturbing video and details of an investigation into meat safety. [News Source]

Humane Society Releases Disturbing Video On Animal Slaughtering (WHIO-TV 7 Dayton) On Wednesdsay, the Humane Society of the United States released a disturbing video and details of an investigation into meat safety. [News Source]

High mercury level warnings fail to put Japanese off tuna (The Japan Times) Kazuhiro Ukiuchi loves his tuna sushi, and he tries to have it once a week — despite the common knowledge in Japan the popular fish can contain toxic mercury. Read more ... [News Source]

EU to ban Brazilian beef imports (AFP via Yahoo! News) The European Union will suspend all imports of Brazilian beef from Thursday after Brazil failed to provide sufficient guarantees on their safety, the European Commission said. [News Source]

For Kansas City fans, the future is right now (USA Today) How can it be that there's so much preseason optimism among fans of the Kansas City Royals, a team that scored more runs and won more games than only one other AL club last season? [News Source]

Ware’s the beef: Litchfield farm’s cows are anything but mad. Besides his cattle being antibiotic and growth-hormone free, Morosani at his Connecticut farm said the meat is healthier because it's packed with the central fatty acids that humans need, but can't produce on their own. [News Source]