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To: marek_wojna who wrote (66651)	3/28/2001 4:11:03 PM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116790

The dummies in the UK must burn them or it will come right back in a few years: Monday, 26 March, 2001, 19:40 GMT 20:40 UK Mass animal burial begins Each trench will hold thousands of carcasses The burial of thousands of sheep culled because of foot-and-mouth disease has begun at a site in Cumbria. The Army has prepared huge burial trenches at the disused Great Orton airfield to help clear the huge backlog of slaughtered animals awaiting disposal. I'm confident that we can speed things up enormously Brigadier Alex Birtwhistle The number of cases around the country has reached 634, with 27 cases confirmed on Monday - about half of them in Cumbria. There are fears that the disease may spread across the fells of the Lake District after the first case there was confirmed at the weekend. (cont) news.bbc.co.uk Total confirmed cases 634 615,428 animals due for slaughter 118,627 cattle, 420,519 sheep, 46,021 pigs, 261 goats 388,038 already slaughtered 227,390 awaiting slaughter 291,470 carcasses destroyed

To: marek_wojna who wrote (66651)	7/26/2001 7:59:15 AM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116790

<<The survivors of MAD bull and cow disease will face hoot and mouth. Of course like in any survival story there is a couple who didn't follow the herd. >> Update Meat Industry Warns Of Foot And Mouth Threat The Guardian - London 7-25-1 Foot and mouth may return with a vengeance when sheep are brought down from hillsides in the autumn unless action to clamp down on the disease is taken quickly, the Meat and Livestock Commission warned today. The threat of renewed foot and mouth outbreaks was discussed at a commission conference held for members of the Welsh farming industry in Aberystywth. John Bullock, a commission spokesman said: "Foot and mouth hasn't yet been broken. We are still getting new cases each day and we have got to keep hammering at it to get it beaten." The Prince of Wales also warned against a resurgence of the disease today as he launched a campaign to save the countryside. "The anguish in the countryside goes on and not just where foot and mouth is still spreading," he said. Even before the disaster of foot and mouth, average farm incomes were 5,200 per farm and last year alone 20,000 jobs were lost in agriculture. Behind these figures is a way of life at risk of collapsing. Meanwhile, farmers in the Brecon Beacons national park are still anxiously awaiting the results of mass screening on an estimated 10,000 free-roaming sheep, which started on Sunday. It is feared that the disease has spread to hillsides after outbreaks near the villages of Libanus and Crickhowell in Powys. If the disease is discovered among sheep in the Brecon Beacons the government may have to order the mass slaughter of the park's livestock to stop the disease spreading. The test results are expected within seven days. Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2001 guardianunlimited.co.uk