Harry Pollard wrote: > There were once local abattoirs. The EEC changed that to fewer large > abattoirs. The beef had to travel a distance across country, taking the Mad > Cow with it. So, what might have been a local problem became a countrywide > epidemic. > > The animals could have been vaccinated, but the government feared it would > put off foreign buyers - so they weren't. Agriculture brings in about $1 > billion a year. Tourism brings in $5 billion. So, the tourists were > prevented from traipsing around the English countryside - which is a joy.
The second paragraph shows that you confuse Foot&Mouth Disease with BSE. Maybe also in the first paragraph... Anyway, in both cases you seem to ignore/deny that the spread and the beginning of these diseases was actually caused by "Free" Trade practices. Btw, the Brits continued to export BSE-infested bone meal to all continents even after BSE was discovered and the bone meal was banned in UK. Profits first, and after all, people _want_ to trade things they don't have, right? Chris _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
