ebook " ▁program ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁M BC ▁tele vised ▁a ▁program ▁called ▁" Is ▁American ▁Be ef ▁Re ally ▁Sa fe ▁from ▁Mad ▁Cow ▁D ise ase ?" ▁The ▁program ▁precip itated ▁mass ▁demonstr ations . ▁After ▁a ▁compla int ▁was ▁received ▁from ▁the ▁South ▁Korean ▁agricult ure ▁min istry , ▁the ▁Se oul ▁central ▁pro sec utors ' ▁office ▁formed ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁five ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁program ' s ▁content . ▁ ▁Down er ▁c ows ▁Down er ▁c ows ▁are ▁animals ▁presented ▁for ▁sla ugh ter ▁that ▁are ▁sick ▁or ▁unable ▁to ▁walk . ▁One ▁of ▁many ▁causes ▁for ▁a ▁down er ▁is ▁B SE . ▁M BC ▁was ▁critic ised ▁for ▁broadcast ing ▁foot age ▁of ▁down er ▁c ows ▁with ▁translated ▁subt it les ▁that ▁suggested ▁they ▁suffered ▁from ▁B SE , ▁whereas ▁they ▁were ▁fil med ▁because ▁of ▁animal ▁cruel ty ▁concerns , ▁not ▁B SE . ▁ ▁Are tha ▁Vin son ▁Are tha ▁Vin son ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 1 - year - old ▁student ▁at ▁Virginia ▁state ▁university . ▁She ▁died ▁on ▁ 9 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁of ▁W ern ic ke ' s ▁en ce phal op ath y . ▁The ▁M BC ▁broadcast ▁showed ▁foot age ▁of ▁Vin son ' s ▁mother ▁speaking ▁about ▁her ▁daughter ' s ▁ill ness . ▁Trans l ated ▁subt it les ▁suggested ▁Vin son ▁had ▁v C J D , ▁but ▁that ▁was ▁only ▁one