On Feb. 27, the Humane Society filed suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture to close a loophole that allows sick and disabled cattle-also called "downer" cows-to enter the nation's food supply in an effort to improve food safety and demand more humane treatment of cattle.

Under existing law, all cattle need to be inspected by the USDA prior to slaughter. Downers and those that go down between inspection and slaughter need to be cleared by a veterinarian before continuing to slaughter. The Humane Society said this second inspection is not happening in many cases. In fact, at the Westland/ Hallmark Meat Co. in Chino, Calif., the Humane Society captured video of cows being shocked ...

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