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Anyone else notice, in all these media reports on foot-and-mouth disease,
how journalists diligently avoid calling ditches a few meters deep dug for
animal carcasses "burial grounds" or "burial sites," but almost invariably
refer to caverns dug hundreds of metres underground for nuclear waste
disposal "nuke dumps" ?!!! ....how about putting those carcasses in welded
titanium casks ?? ...and where are all those thousands of Greenpukes that
are supposed to block the route of hazardous cargo shipments ?? ...did they
suddenly have a bout of common sense ? Duh.
Jaro
frantaj@aecl.ca <mailto:frantaj@aecl.ca>
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_1244000/1244971.stm
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_1244000/1244971.stm>
Tuesday, 27 March, 2001, 10:29 GMT 11:29 UK
Scots animal burial site chosen
A 25-acre site south of Lockerbie has been chosen for the mass burial of
carcasses north of the Border.
But a local councillor said people were still confused as to whether the
burial of animals at Birkshaw Forest would be enough to finally rid the
region of the disease.
The vice chairman of the Dumfries and Galloway National Farmers Union, Robin
Spence, said that despite the fact locals do not like the idea of being near
a mass burial ground, they see it as the only way to eradicate the disease.
It is expected sheep will be brought to the site on Wednesday for burial as
efforts to curb the outbreak are stepped up.
Councillor Andrew Bell told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that
people were actually surrpised that mass burial had not taken place far
sooner.
He said: "I think a lot of locals have been thinking 'why on earth aren't
they burying rather than burning these animals'.
"I'm sure all the local agencies have been brought in on this and every
possible safety precaution will be taken."
The site is in close proximity to infected farms in Gretna and Dumfries and
will be used to initially bury unaffected sheep that have been culled within
the 3km zone.
But Mr Bell said locals were worried about when the region would be
completely free from the virus.
"It's also so important that we use the right roads to get into the burial
site," he said.
"The word terror is not quite right but people are very frightened of this
disease. I think we still have a long way to go."
Personally I can't see the point of vaccinating then slaughtering. Get this
slaughter thing up and running quickly
Mr Spence said: "It would be very easy to say not in my backyard, but it has
to be somewhere and if we are to have any hope of fighting this disease then
we have to get on top if it."
He said the region had endured a frustrating period without a site for the
burial of carcasses and acting in a quick and efficient manner was the key
to conquering the disease.
Mr Spence said: "We've got to take the broader picture here. If we don't
stop this in Dumfries and Galloway there is going to be no stock elsewhere
in the country for us to re-stock from."
The River Annan runs by the burial site and environmental fears have been
raised about the possibility of the disease travelling by water.
Tourism pledge
But trees have been cut down to prevent the chance of disease spread.
Mr Spence added: "There has been talk of vaccination and then slaughter.
Personally I can't see the point of vaccinating then slaughtering. Get this
slaughter thing up and running quickly."
He said that he did not feel it would be a long term option.
Meanwhile, the Scottish Tourist Board has expressed concern over the
reporting of the epidemic and the affect it is having on the industry.
STB chief executive Peter McKinlay said: "We are very concerned about the
reporting of foot-and-mouth particularly abroad and want to ensure that
messages about Scotland being open for business are seen far and wide."
Mr McKinlay added that the board's website would continue to encourage
visitors to the country.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_1243000/1243725.stm
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_1243000/1243725.stm>
Monday, 26 March, 2001, 19:24 GMT 20:24 UK
Mass cull burial site earmarked
A 25-acre site in south-west Scotland has been earmarked for the mass burial
of up to 200,000 animal carcasses destroyed because of foot-and-mouth
disease.
The Scottish Executive announced that the landfill site at Birkshaw Forest,
south of Lockerbie, is intended to speed up the disposal of
potentially-infected animals.
The site should be available to receive animal carcasses by Wednesday,
according to the Executive.
The news came as the total number of confirmed cases of foot-and-mouth in
Dumfries and Galloway rose to 88 on Monday.
Although all cases of the disease in Scotland have been within Dumfries and
Galloway, there is concern that the outbreak has spread to the west of the
region, which was previously unaffected.
On Saturday, a farm at Castle Douglas was confirmed as having the disease,
whereas previous cases had been to the east of the town of Dumfries.
Farming liaison officer Robin Spence said: "There is huge concern that the
disease is spreading west.
"We have to be brutal and pre-emptive and take out all the infected stock."
Meanwhile, Scotland Office Minister George Foulkes has praised Borders
Council for its handling of the crisis and preventing the disease spreading
to the region.
Mr Foulkes was in Hawick and Galashiels on Monday to see how the region was
coping.
He said the fact it remains disease free for the time being was proof of the
council's competence in the matter.
In recent weeks the council has received criticism from farmers in the
Newcastleton area.
They said not enough was being done to decontaminate vehicles entering the
region from Dumfries and Galloway and Cumbria.
A member of the ruling administration - Liberal Democrat Norman Pender -
broke ranks with council colleagues by saying much tougher measures were
required.
But the Scottish Borders Caravan Council has been cancelled because of the
foot-and-mouth epidemic.
The council said the number of confirmed bookings had dropped to around 120,
from the 500 they expected.
Many people kept their caravans on farm sites and could not gain access to
them, and the preferred venue for the festival was no longer available.
Senior councillors are meeting with tourism officials on Monday to discuss
the possibility of relaxing some of the countryside movement restrictions to
help entice visitors back to the region.
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<DIV>Anyone else notice, in all these media reports on foot-and-mouth
disease, how journalists diligently avoid calling ditches a few meters deep dug
for animal carcasses "burial grounds" or "burial sites," but almost invariably
refer to caverns dug hundreds of metres underground for nuclear waste disposal
"nuke dumps" ?!!! ....how about putting those carcasses in
welded titanium casks ?? ...and where are all those thousands of Greenpukes
that are supposed to block the route of hazardous cargo shipments ?? ...did
they suddenly have a bout of common sense ? Duh.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Jaro</DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:frantaj@aecl.ca";>frantaj@aecl.ca</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_1244000/1244971.stm";
target=_blank>http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_1244000/1244971.stm</A><BR>Tuesday,
27 March, 2001, 10:29 GMT 11:29 UK<BR>Scots animal <STRONG><FONT
color=#ff0000>burial site </FONT></STRONG>chosen<BR><BR>A 25-acre site south of
Lockerbie has been chosen for the mass <STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>burial
</FONT></STRONG>of carcasses north of the Border.<BR>But a local councillor said
people were still confused as to whether the <STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>burial
</FONT></STRONG>of animals at Birkshaw Forest would be enough to finally rid the
region of the disease.<BR>The vice chairman of the Dumfries and Galloway
National Farmers Union, Robin Spence, said that <FONT color=#ff0000>despite the
fact locals do not like the idea of being near a mass <STRONG>burial
ground</STRONG>, they see it as the only way to eradicate the
disease</FONT>.<BR>It is expected sheep will be brought to the site on Wednesday
for burial as efforts to curb the outbreak are stepped up.<BR>Councillor Andrew
Bell told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that people were actually
surrpised that mass <STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>burial </FONT></STRONG>had not
taken place far sooner.<BR>He said: "I think a lot of locals have been thinking
'why on earth aren't they <STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>burying
</FONT></STRONG>rather than burning these animals'.<BR>"I'm sure all the local
agencies have been brought in on this and every possible safety precaution will
be taken."<BR>The site is in close proximity to infected farms in Gretna and
Dumfries and will be used to initially <STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>bury
</FONT></STRONG>unaffected sheep that have been culled within the 3km
zone.<BR>But Mr Bell said locals were worried about when the region would be
completely free from the virus.<BR>"It's also so important that we use the right
roads to get into the <STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>burial site</FONT></STRONG>,"
he said.<BR>"The word terror is not quite right but people are very frightened
of this disease. I think we still have a long way to go."<BR>Personally I can't
see the point of vaccinating then slaughtering. Get this slaughter thing up and
running quickly<BR><FONT color=#ff0000>Mr Spence said: "It would be very easy to
say <STRONG>not in my backyard</STRONG>, but it has to be somewhere and if we
are to have any hope of fighting this disease then we have to get on top if
it."<BR></FONT>He said the region had endured a frustrating period without a
site for the <STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>burial </FONT></STRONG>of carcasses and
acting in a quick and efficient manner was the key to conquering the
disease.<BR>Mr Spence said: "We've got to take the broader picture here. If we
don't stop this in Dumfries and Galloway there is going to be no stock elsewhere
in the country for us to re-stock from."<BR>The River Annan runs by the
<STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>burial site</FONT></STRONG> and environmental fears
have been raised about the possibility of the disease travelling by
water.<BR>Tourism pledge<BR>But trees have been cut down to prevent the chance
of disease spread.<BR>Mr Spence added: "There has been talk of vaccination and
then slaughter. Personally I can't see the point of vaccinating then
slaughtering. Get this slaughter thing up and running quickly."<BR>He said that
he did not feel it would be a long term option.<BR>Meanwhile, the Scottish
Tourist Board has expressed concern over the reporting of the epidemic and the
affect it is having on the industry.<BR>STB chief executive Peter McKinlay said:
"We are very concerned about the reporting of foot-and-mouth particularly abroad
and want to ensure that messages about Scotland being open for business are seen
far and wide."<BR>Mr McKinlay added that the board's website would continue to
encourage visitors to the country. <BR></DIV>
<P><A
href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_1243000/1243725.stm";
target=_blank>http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_1243000/1243725.stm</A><BR>Monday,
26 March, 2001, 19:24 GMT 20:24 UK<BR>Mass cull <STRONG><FONT
color=#ff0000>burial site </FONT></STRONG>earmarked<BR><BR>A 25-acre site in
south-west Scotland has been earmarked for the mass <STRONG><FONT
color=#ff0000>burial </FONT></STRONG>of up to 200,000 animal carcasses destroyed
because of foot-and-mouth disease.<BR>The Scottish Executive announced that the
landfill site at Birkshaw Forest, south of Lockerbie, is intended to speed up
the disposal of potentially-infected animals.<BR>The site should be available to
receive animal carcasses by Wednesday, according to the Executive.<BR>The news
came as the total number of confirmed cases of foot-and-mouth in Dumfries and
Galloway rose to 88 on Monday.<BR>Although all cases of the disease in Scotland
have been within Dumfries and Galloway, there is concern that the outbreak has
spread to the west of the region, which was previously unaffected.<BR>On
Saturday, a farm at Castle Douglas was confirmed as having the disease, whereas
previous cases had been to the east of the town of Dumfries.<BR>Farming liaison
officer Robin Spence said: "There is huge concern that the disease is spreading
west.<BR>"We have to be brutal and pre-emptive and take out all the infected
stock."<BR>Meanwhile, Scotland Office Minister George Foulkes has praised
Borders Council for its handling of the crisis and preventing the disease
spreading to the region.<BR>Mr Foulkes was in Hawick and Galashiels on Monday to
see how the region was coping.<BR>He said the fact it remains disease free for
the time being was proof of the council's competence in the matter.<BR>In recent
weeks the council has received criticism from farmers in the Newcastleton
area.<BR>They said not enough was being done to decontaminate vehicles entering
the region from Dumfries and Galloway and Cumbria.<BR>A member of the ruling
administration - Liberal Democrat Norman Pender - broke ranks with council
colleagues by saying much tougher measures were required.<BR>But the Scottish
Borders Caravan Council has been cancelled because of the foot-and-mouth
epidemic.<BR>The council said the number of confirmed bookings had dropped to
around 120, from the 500 they expected.<BR>Many people kept their caravans on
farm sites and could not gain access to them, and the preferred venue for the
festival was no longer available.<BR>Senior councillors are meeting with tourism
officials on Monday to discuss the possibility of relaxing some of the
countryside movement restrictions to help entice visitors back to the
region.<BR></P></BODY></HTML>
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