AnimalNet Aug.
31/07
UK:
Foot-and-mouth reports 'studied'
UK:
Caution urged over Foot and Mouth disease
compensation claims
VIETNAM: Province declares itself pig disease-free,
resumes pork trade
IRELAND: GM-free diets for pigs and poultry
'unrealistic'
HONG
KONG: 2 men accused of smuggling 7, 000 turtles
ENGLAND: Animal centre infection contained
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UK:
Foot-and-mouth reports 'studied'
31.aug.07
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6972864.stm
A report into whether a nearby lab was the source of
the recent foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Surrey
has, according to this story, been submitted to the
government.
The results of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
investigation are to be published by the government
next week.
A second report into biosecurity at the Pirbright
lab, from Imperial College London, is expected later
in the day.
A Department of Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
spokesman was cited as saying both would be
carefully studied before publication.
An initial report by the HSE found a "strong
possibility" Pirbright was the source.
It also said there was a "real possibility" human
movement had spread the disease.
The Pirbright lab complex is shared by the Institute
for Animal Health (IAH), an international diagnostic
laboratory, and the private pharmaceutical company
Merial Animal Health.
The interim report isolated neither as the source.
A Defra spokesman was quoted as saying: "Defra has
received the report from the Health and Safety
Executive into the recent outbreak of foot and mouth
disease in Surrey.
"We expect to receive Professor Brian Spratt's
report by the end of today.
"Both reports will be carefully considered. We
expect to publish them next week alongside a
statement of the further actions that Government
will be taking in the light of the reports."
UK:
Caution urged over Foot and Mouth disease
compensation claims
30.aug.07
Farming UK
http://www.farminguk.com/index.asp?show=newsArticle&id=4252&country=
Farmers should not, according to this story, rush
into claims for compensation following the recent
foot-and mouth outbreak, a leading agricultural
lawyer has advised.
William Neville of Burges Salmon, the law firm which
acted in most of the cases arising out of the 2001
FMD outbreak, was cited as saying that farmers
should exercise caution while monitoring the ongoing
investigations at Pirbright.
"The latest outbreak brought the British livestock
industry to a standstill with many farmers and
auctioneers suffering financial losses as a result.
It is understandable that those affected will look
for compensation," Mr Neville was quoted as saying .
"However, it is basic English law that compensation
for financial loss cannot be obtained unless there
has also been damage to property. Unlike in 2001,
only two farms have been subjected to slaughter.
"At this stage, there would appear to be no more
than a faint possibility of general claims for
financial losses, especially as the factual
situation at Pirbright remains unclear and no
responsibility, by either Merial or the Institute
for Animal Health, has been established."
In the meantime, Burges Salmon is advising farmers
to keep comprehensive records of any losses and
expenditure as a result of restrictions imposed by
the recent outbreak.
VIETNAM: Province declares itself pig disease-free,
resumes pork trade
31.aug.07
Thanh Nien News
Thanh Nien, VnExpress
http://www.thanhniennews.com/healthy/?catid=8&newsid=31557
Authorities in the central Vietnamese province of
Quang Nam were cited in this story as saying
Thursday with no new blue ear disease outbreaks
among pigs in the last 21 days, pork transport and
trade had resumed.
Nguyen Duc Hai, head of the province administration,
was cited as saying since the 21-day period was the
criterion for declaring an area disease-free, normal
activities had resumed Friday.
However, animal health experts warn that the virus
that causes Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory
Syndrome (PRRS), as the disease is known in medical
parlance, can exist in infected animals for up to
two months.
IRELAND: GM-free diets for pigs and poultry
'unrealistic'
31.aug.07
Irish Times
Seán MacConnell, Agriculture Correspondent
A leading tillage expert was cited in this story as
warning yesterday that those who say Ireland should
feed its pigs and poultry on GM- free feed are
embracing an "anti-competitive system which is
doomed to failure". Prof Jimmy Burke, who was
speaking at a Bioenergy 07 event in Co Carlow, was
cited as saying we imported half our protein for the
pig and poultry sector from the US, and this was
already causing problems for the industry.
He was further cited as saying those who fed their
pigs and poultry on GM-free diets were unable to
recover the higher costs from the market, and it
was, therefore, anti-competitive and had very
serious implications for the pig and poultry sector.
Burke was quoted as saying "Ireland's position on
that and saying we would only go down a route where
we would only source non-GM feed is not a realistic
option.
"We need to start sitting up and taking notice
because that is a real threat to the sector."
When it was put to him that consumers did not want
to eat meat grown on GM-grown crops and would be
prepared to pay a premium, Prof Burke was cited as
saying that was not the case as those who fed
GM-free feed were not getting the returns from the
marketplace.
HONG
KONG: 2 men accused of smuggling 7, 000 turtles
31.aug.07
Associated Press
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Hong-Kong-Turtle-Smuggling.html
HONG KONG (AP) -- Hong Kong police have, according
to this story, arrested two men accused of trying to
smuggle more than 7,000 live pet turtles to mainland
China.
Marine police intercepted the two men Wednesday as
they were loading about 300 cartons onto speedboats,
a government statement was quoted as saying. The
cartons were filled with clear plastic containers
containing the tiny dark green turtles, each smaller
than a human palm, a photograph published in the
Ming Pao Daily News showed.
Most of the animals were snapping turtles, a species
found in Canada and South America. Razorback musk
turtles, native to the U.S., were also found. None
of the smuggled species were endangered,
agricultural department spokesman Donald Lam was
quoted as saying.
The animals were worth between $21 to $192 each.
There is a growing market in mainland China for pet
turtles, the Ming Pao paper quoted marine police
inspector Lai Chi-hung as saying.
ENGLAND: Animal centre infection contained
31.aug.07
Watford Observer
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.1657108.0.animal_centre_infection_contained.php
An infection at a Watford animal welfare charity
has, according to this story, now been contained,
but the centre remains closed to the public this
weekend.
The National Animal Welfare Trust, Tyler's Way,
Watford, was set to raise thousands of pounds by
holding an open day tomorrow (Sunday). However it
has since been cancelled after seven dogs at the
centre showed symptoms of "Kennel Cough".
The good news is the infection has been eradicated
but the centre remains closed as a precautionary
measure.
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