Re: London.pm List Weekly Summary 2001-05-21

2001-05-26 Thread Dave Cross
At 14:31 25/05/2001, Leon Brocard wrote: Leon Brocard sent the following bits through the ether: there is also an unofficial technical meet for practicing TPC talks on Saturday from noon at state51: Just to confirm, this is still on. state51 is at 8-10 rhoda street, london e2 7ef:

Re: FMD (was Re: London.pm List Weekly Summary 2001-05-21)

2001-05-26 Thread Will Jessop
- Original Message - From: Paul Mison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 3:54 PM Subject: Re: FMD (was Re: London.pm List Weekly Summary 2001-05-21) So a program of vaccination and slaughter to erradicate the disease will firstly benefit the tourist

FMD (was Re: London.pm List Weekly Summary 2001-05-21)

2001-05-25 Thread Nathan Torkington
Redvers Davies writes: About that flyer... FMD presents no risks to humans but is a serious threat to animal health. That is not strictly true... FMD is not a threat to animal health, the MAFF slaughters are. I'm not taking sides about whether the slaughters are justified. Here, though,

Re: FMD (was Re: London.pm List Weekly Summary 2001-05-21)

2001-05-25 Thread will
In countries where the virus is endemic, veterinarians must vaccinate at regular intervals. The vaccines only offer protection for a short period of time, are expensive, and in some cases contain live viruses that may infect the animals. Added to this, it is almost (completely?) impossible

Re: FMD (was Re: London.pm List Weekly Summary 2001-05-21)

2001-05-25 Thread Paul Mison
On 25/05/2001 at 15:08 +0100, will wrote: In countries where the virus is endemic, veterinarians must vaccinate at regular intervals. The vaccines only offer protection for a short period of time, are expensive, and in some cases contain live viruses that may infect the animals. Added to

Re: FMD (was Re: London.pm List Weekly Summary 2001-05-21)

2001-05-25 Thread Paul Mison
On 25/05/2001 at 15:40 +0100, will wrote: The massive British export meat market was worth... 300 million UKP last year. Tourism makes billions. The British rural economy could survive with no exported meat. So a program of vaccination and slaughter to erradicate the disease will firstly

RE: FMD (was Re: London.pm List Weekly Summary 2001-05-21)

2001-05-25 Thread Robert Thompson
From: will Of course we could just build a super-gun (a-la iraq) and shoot bloated carcasses at Redmond. This is my favouite idea. Pigs In Space Rob --- Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender,

Re: London.pm List Weekly Summary 2001-05-21

2001-05-25 Thread Paul Makepeace
On Thu, May 24, 2001 at 04:25:43PM +, Redvers Davies wrote: That is not strictly true... FMD is not a threat to animal health, the MAFF slaughters are. There was me thinking the threat to animal health was the six inch bolt that gets driven thru' their skulls and ultimately them being

Re: London.pm List Weekly Summary 2001-05-21

2001-05-25 Thread Robin Szemeti
On Fri, 25 May 2001, Paul Makepeace wrote: On Thu, May 24, 2001 at 04:25:43PM +, Redvers Davies wrote: That is not strictly true... FMD is not a threat to animal health, the MAFF slaughters are. There was me thinking the threat to animal health was the six inch bolt that gets driven

London.pm List Weekly Summary 2001-05-21

2001-05-24 Thread Leon Brocard
This is the eighteenth weekly summary of the London Perl Mongers mailing list. For the random week starting 2001-05-21: Don't forget the London.pm website for meetings etc. The next meeting is an social meeting apparently on Thursday 7th June which clashes with elections, although there is also

Re: London.pm List Weekly Summary 2001-05-21

2001-05-24 Thread Redvers Davies
http://www.maff.gov.uk/animalh/int-trde/misc/foot/flyer.pdf About that flyer... FMD presents no risks to humans but is a serious threat to animal health. That is not strictly true... FMD is not a threat to animal health, the MAFF slaughters are.

Re: London.pm List Weekly Summary 2001-05-21

2001-05-24 Thread Piers Cawley
Redvers Davies [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.maff.gov.uk/animalh/int-trde/misc/foot/flyer.pdf About that flyer... FMD presents no risks to humans but is a serious threat to animal health. That is not strictly true... FMD is not a threat to animal health, the MAFF slaughters are.

Re: London.pm List Weekly Summary 2001-05-21

2001-05-24 Thread Robin Szemeti
On Thu, 24 May 2001, Redvers Davies wrote: http://www.maff.gov.uk/animalh/int-trde/misc/foot/flyer.pdf About that flyer... FMD presents no risks to humans but is a serious threat to animal health. That is not strictly true... FMD is not a threat to animal health, the MAFF slaughters

Re: London.pm List Weekly Summary 2001-05-21

2001-05-24 Thread Robin Szemeti
On Thu, 24 May 2001, Piers Cawley wrote: Redvers Davies [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.maff.gov.uk/animalh/int-trde/misc/foot/flyer.pdf About that flyer... FMD presents no risks to humans but is a serious threat to animal health. That is not strictly true... FMD is not a

Re: London.pm List Weekly Summary 2001-05-21

2001-05-24 Thread David Cantrell
On Thu, May 24, 2001 at 06:00:53PM +0100, Piers Cawley wrote: Redvers Davies [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.maff.gov.uk/animalh/int-trde/misc/foot/flyer.pdf About that flyer... FMD presents no risks to humans but is a serious threat to animal health. That is not strictly