JAN MOIR: McDonald’s tasty treats for yummy mummies? Sorry, I’m not lovin’ it (Daily Mail) As part of a countrywide move to attract more upmarket and discerning customers, McDonald's is keen to put new things on the menu to tempt even the most wary, middle-class palate. [News Source]

Theater review: ‘Topdog/Underdog’ at Mad Cow Theatre (Orlando Sentinel) Lincoln will tell you that the world is treating him pretty well. He’s got a job. He’s got a place to crash. And he’s put his past behind him — parents who abandoned him, a marriage gone sour, a life of conning tourists on the street. [News Source]

U.S. weighs how to track diseased livestock. The meat industry is up in arms over a federal decision to abandon a $120 million livestock-tracking system designed to limit the economic and human-health impact of animal-disease outbreaks. A new, narrower program is raising criticisms. [News Source]

‘Rise up in anger’ over beef: Heffernan (Sydney Morning Herald) Australian consumers should rise up in anger for allowing imports of beef from countries that have experienced mad cow disease, Senator Bill Heffernan says. [News Source]

Football fixtures and results for February 20, 21, 23,24 (Isle of Wight County Press) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Sydenhams Wessex League, Premier Division: Brading Town P-P Hayling Utd; Cowes Sports 3, Christchurch 4; Wimborne Town 3, Newport 1. [News Source]

Livestock ID plan has identity crisis (Iowa Farmer) Nebraska’s director of agriculture is watching closely as plans for a national identification system for cattle, hogs and other livestock are pulled off the federal agenda. [News Source]

University Accidentally Dumps Animal Remains in Sewer (The Cornell Daily Sun) Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine accidentally released animal carcass waste into Ithaca’s sewage system on Friday. Workers attempting to transport the wastewater were forced to use their “emergency” disposal method of using the sewage system when a remotely controlled valve “didn’t function correctly,” said Simeon Moss, deputy University spokesperson. [News Source]

USDA right to ditch onerous cattle chip plans (The Facts) There is a fine line between what is appropriate when it comes to protecting the public and onerous overregulation. [News Source]