Group: uk.environment.conservation
From: Gloria
Date: Thursday, September 13, 2007 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: Infected animals everywhere. Foot and mouth now hits Norfolk. Time to go veggie?

On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:48:18 -0400, FACE
wrote:

>On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:37:51 -0700, in uk.politics.misc crazyhorse
>, wrote
>
>>I like meat. Especially lambs.
>>
>>I gather sheep can carry the virus but not show any symptoms.
>>
>>What I find curious, is why farmers burst into tears when their cows
>>are slaughtered on the farm due to f&m, but not when they are
>>slaughtered in abattoirs when perfectly healthy. Are they really only
>>interested in animals for their cash value?
>>
>>Can I really be this naive?
>
>I would guess that their reaction is similar to a farmer watching someone burn his
>growing fields, though he would have harvested them anyway..........

Not sure they receive handsome compensation for burning fields.