Re: Foot and Mouth

["Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

However, lest we start imagining that F&M could destroy animal life as we
know it, it's relevant to realize that F&M's damages would be economic.  F&M
very rarely kills animals (unless it's because carriers get destroyed), it
just makes them feel sick for awhile, and sick food production animals stop
producing.  Thus a dairy farmer's income could be wiped out when he has no
milk to sell, even though his cows are alive and will recover, and of course
that *is* devastating.  And the effect would be significant over here in the
States, because our animals haven't been exposed, havent built up an
immunity, so when they got it, the dosease would affect them more.

There are alot of people that are saying that we should just vaccinate the
U.S. herds, let them be exposed to the disease and be done with it.  There
are also some economic factors having to do with Colombia and the drug trade
that are absolutely fascinating.

And of course, F&M doesn't affect humans at all (though it may not feel like
that if you're in Europe and can't get your horse home...).

Susan G
----- Original Message -----
From: Marv Walker <Marv@MarvWalker.com>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 12:47 PM
Subject: RC: Foot and Mouth


> At 01:13 PM 3/14/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >In a message dated 3/14/01 12:31:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> >IRMurphy@aol.com writes:
> >
> >
> >>was confirmed in Dubai.  Has anyone heard if this is true?
> >>
> >>I hope that it is false since many riders are visiting this area now.
>
> The seriousness of H&M cannot be over emphasized.  With the ease
> and speed we move here in this country it will spread and effect pretty
> much every industry in America.  It ***WILL*** come here.  There is
> little we can do to prevent it.
>
> While humans and horses cannot get the disease they, and a myriad
> of other animals, can spread it.  It is even, from what I've been hearing,
> wind carried.  I saw on the news where they had closed ALL the trails
> in an effort to lessen unnecessary travel.
>
> This is the real Y2K.  We are going to have to think in terms of lessening
> our contact with other animals, people who travel to other countries, our
> own travel and so on.  We are going to have to be more risk conscious.
>
> It is not going to be pretty.
>
> Marv "The more crowed it gets the more we need space." Walker
>
>
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