News: Mad cow found in a goat

[Josh]

Mad cow disease was first identified in Britain in 1986. And now, it has been found in a goat!

According to the European Union, this is the first time the fatal, brain-wasting disase that has killed at least 100 people, has been diagnosed in another animal.

"A suspected case of BSE in a goat slaughtered in France in 2002 has been confirmed today by a panel of European scientists," the EU Commission said in a statement.

The EU's food safety authority EFSA said it was too early to analyze the risk from goat meat. Until then, consumers are on edge.

[seth p]

that is scary. it is only a matter of time then before we get hit. i read that a lot of people who have alzeihmers actually have a version of mad cow discovered during autopsies. i dont think we should eat beef, there are too many risks!

"eat chicken" - the cow