AR-News: (CA/US) Mad cow threatens baby reindeer

[Animalconcerns]

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian zoos may have to curb breeding programs for
some rare animals, because a U.S. ban on imports of giraffe, deer and
other ruminants means there is no market south of the border for the babies.

The ban on imports of ruminants -- animals with hooves and multiple
stomachs -- was imposed last May after a single case of mad cow disease
was found on a Canadian farm. Canada responded with similar curbs after a
case of the brain-wasting disease showed up on a farm in Washington state
in December.

But while Canada allows exceptions to its import ban for rare animals, the
United States is keeping its border closed. 

full story:
http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/28/news/funny/canada_zoos/

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