AR-News: (US PA) Lessons from an ark adrift

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

Officials concerned about the spread of mad cow disease might learn something 
from those dealing with the reappearance of avian flu.
Tuesday, February 17, 2004


Life on Noah’s Ark likely wasn’t this chaotic. 
Back then, dealing with animals was easy: Pair them up, march them aboard and 
keep a little feed on hand. Nowadays things are much more difficult. 
And dangerous. 
First, a cow went mad in Washington. Then chickens caught the flu in 
Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. 
While it’s anybody’s guess where an animal-borne virus might appear next, 
this much is clear — as each new one appears, new health concerns for both 
animals and humans arise. 
Is it safe to eat this? Is it safe to take these animals to market?
People want to know whether the food they’re eating is OK. Farmers want to 
know that the animals they’ve invested in won’t die unexpectedly. And the 
nation as a whole can’t bear to see another section of the economy take a hit from 
import bans.




full story:
http://ydr.com/story/opinion/19074/ 

"The world is a dangerous place,
not because of those who do evil,
but because of those who look on and do nothing."
Albert Einstein
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