Deer-smuggling case raises questions about hunting industry. Two years ago, Brian Becker drove 1,008 miles from Madelia, Minn., to the small East Texas town of Bedias, unaware that federal authorities had him under surveillance after being tipped off that his gooseneck trailer carried contraband — trophy deer. [News Source]

Zimbabwe cholera is over - Mugabe. President Robert Mugabe has said Zimbabwe has contained cholera - as the UN and a UK charity warned the deadly outbreak was getting worse. [News Source]

Japan halts beef from Wisconsin Smithfield plant. Japan has suspended imports from a former Smithfield Beef Group meatpacking plant in Wisconsin after it found meat that could not be verified as coming from cattle aged 20 months or less, the farm ministry said on Thursday. [News Source]

B.C. lab to provide quick, secure testing for animal diseases such as avian flu. The doors will open early next year on a new lab that can test for diseases such as avian flu, mad cow disease and West Nile virus. [News Source]

Japan Halts Import of Green Bay Beef (WBAY Green Bay) The USDA says a six-ton shipment was stopped as a precaution against mad cow disease, because the cattle wasn't verified to be more than 20 months old. [News Source]

B.C. lab to provide quick testing for animal diseases (CTV British Columbia) The doors will open early next year on a new lab that can test for diseases such as avian flu, mad cow disease and West Nile virus. [News Source]

B.C. lab to provide quick testing for animal diseases (CTV.ca) The doors will open early next year on a new lab that can test for diseases such as avian flu, mad cow disease and West Nile virus. [News Source]