Dangerous Animal Virus On US Mainland?

[carla]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080411/...animal_disease

[tcmgpt13]

Wow, good find Carla. Scary for those in the US too. I wonder sometimes is there is anyone in charge with any common sense about anything which is done in any country today.

Think I know the answer to that one and it will be money who is in charge of making decisions. It seems to be the way of the world today. Robin Hood, where are you? Corporations and govenments are taking from the poor and giving to the rich. Coroporations or governments, all picking the pocket of the little guy. And if what they decide hurts the populations (such as why worry about foot and mouth disease, just put labs out in the cattle area, don't worry, be happy) but enriches them somehow, prudence seems to fall by the wayside. Here's the latest on the pay increase and bonus for the top Exxon CEO:

http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/10/news...n=money_latest

And here's what the Congress and the folks who plan the largest tax increase ever on Americans of every income level in the year 2009 are planning (are they fooling the voters this year by granting a paltry sum of refunded cash from the treasury under the guise of an economic stimulus package so they can be sure to be re-elected?):

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics....20080314a.html

[carla]

Your so Right TC. It s the same in the Uk. We said No to GM crops but get them anyway. A whole population at risk just to line a few greedy w***ers pockets.
I still can't get over that £3.4 million pound bonus for one man . The worlds gone mad
carla xx

[KarenAnne]

Originally Posted by carla

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080411/...animal_disease

Hi Carla.
What kind of disease was it ? When I clicked on that link, I got an error message from Yahoo (which reminds me of reading the other night that posts and web pages have/are been/being removed from the internet.) Did it have a name ?
Thanks,
Karen

[tcmgpt13]

Here's an article from Fox News about this subject which is currently still posted online:

FOXNews.com - Dangerous Animal Virus On U.S. Mainland? - Health News | Current Health News | Medical News

In case this one disappears it concerns foot and mouth disease.

Here are the first paragraphs of the article:

"WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is likely to move its research on one of the most contagious animal diseases from an isolated island laboratory to the U.S. mainland near herds of livestock, raising concerns about a catastrophic outbreak.

Skeptical Democrats in Congress are demanding to see internal documents they believe highlight the risks and consequences of the decision. An epidemic of the disease, foot and mouth, which only affects animals, could devastate the livestock industry.

One such government report, produced last year and already turned over to lawmakers by the Homeland Security Department, combined commercial satellite images and federal farm data to show the proximity to livestock herds of locations that have been considered for the new lab. "Would an accidental laboratory release at these locations have the potential to affect nearby livestock?" asked the nine-page document. It did not directly answer the question."

[carla]

Thanks TCM. Sorry I never saw your post this morning Karen
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[KarenAnne]

Originally Posted by carla

Thanks TCM. Sorry I never saw your post this morning Karen
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Tcm, Carla, thank you both
Karen