Ed,
The reported case is in the North of Ireland NOT in
the republic.
Sean
--- Ed Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Netters:
> Is it "hoof and mouth" or "foot and mouth?"
>
>
> All through a rather lengthy life, I had
> thought the first was the proper name for the
> disease which caused the world CC meet to be moved
> this year. But, today, we got a St. Patrick's Day
> card from ireland in which the latter phrase was
> used. So I guess it;s Hobson's choice.
>
> More seriously, the card also revealed how
> serious this is for beef farmers in that country.
> Cousins of my wife, they live near the "border" and
> next door to a county in the Republic where there
> has been reported. If it comes their way, their herd
> would be wiped out since the Draconian rule is that
> if one cow/bull/steer is infected, the whole herd
> must be destroyed.
>
> So whuile this disease has caused a lot of
> inconvenience to those of use who were planning to
> attend the meet in Dublin (we were due to leave
> today, but cancelled plans), it is possible economic
> ruin for the thousands of small-herd farmers who dot
> the Irish landscape.
>
>
> Ed Grant
>
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