From StraitsTimes.com, submitted by
Canadians for the Ethical
Treatment of Food Animals (CETFA)
January 2011
Nationwide, more than 1.3 million pigs, cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals have been slaughtered or will soon be culled, the agriculture ministry said, as the outbreak of hoof and mouth disease showed no sign of abating.
Nationwide, more than 1.3 million pigs, cattle and other cloven-hoofed
animals have been slaughtered or will soon be culled, the agriculture
ministry said, as the outbreak showed no sign of abating.
Four new cases were confirmed on Monday, bringing the total number since Nov
29 to 112.
Since November, the country has lost about seven percent of its cattle and
pigs. Some animals have been buried alive due to a shortage of anaesthetics,
with TV news footage showing hundreds of struggling pigs pushed into
trenches.
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