Thread: Foot n mouth

Originally Posted by Woody

In U.K. they did'nt cull all the deer but effectively did so to many farms and farmers. It affected farm subsidy costs and the marketing balances nationally and internationally. Yes; it is concering on many levels.

I visited the UK in 2005, 18 months after it was all over. You could drive for more than an hour in any direction from my in laws house in rural Cheshire and not see a single farm animal. A truly sobering experience