Re: Re: Foot and Mouth

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

I wasn't disagreeing or challenging anything you said, Marv.  Just adding
additional comments because I know how things can be extrapolated on RC.
Case in point, eh?

Susan G

----- Original Message -----
From: Marv Walker <Marv@MarvWalker.com>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 8:26 PM
Subject: RC: Re: Foot and Mouth


> At 07:39 PM 3/14/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >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.
>
> I didn't say anything about H&M killing animals.  I merely said
> that it will be devastating to every industry here.  The dairy farmer
> suffers and can't buy equipment.  Farm equipment manufacturers
> can't sell equipment so they lay off.  And like the sneeze in Kansas
> theoretically causing a typhoon in Bangladesh the problem ripples
> everywhere.
>
> The government will limit animal transportation and activities with
> even more economic loss to suppliers of goods and services.  Many
> animals will be destroyed purely as preventative measures which
> will then drive up the cost of food. The price of horsemeat has risen
> dramatically because of H&M.
>
> All I said was it isn't going to be pretty.
>
> It is something to taken very seriously.  Education and awareness
> will lessen its impact.
>
> Marv "H&M will even affect vegetarians." Walker
>
>
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