大象传媒

• The worst outbreak so far was in 1967 when 400,000 animals were slaughtered.
• In 1981 a single case occurred on the Isle of Wight.
• Since 1982 Britain has been classified as free of the disease.
• The total number of confirmed cases in the UK has reached 1.928 cases.
  3,656,000 animals have been slaughtered.
  38,000 awaiting slaughter
  21,000 awaiting disposal

Day 14, 6th March 2001
Debate rages about whether a widespread vaccination campaign across the continent would stem the spread of foot and mouth. As European vets prepare to meet to discuss the crisis, EU Health Commissioner David Byrne refuses to back large scale vaccination, and defends the movement restrictions currently in place.

Day 13
The latest foot and mouth alarm has been sounded on Dartmoor, where there are fears that the virus may have been spread on the wind. Meanwhile the slaughter goes on but is this the best response to the disease? Hear the views of Professor Chris Bostock of the Institute for Animal Health and Abigal Woods, a vet researching the history of foot and mouth at Manchester University.

Day 11
The foot and mouth crisis has prompted the Prime Minister to call for a long hard look at the food and farming industries in Britain. Has the style of farming practised in this country for half a century had its day? Have the very methods which have produced cheap and plentiful food also played a part in the problems suffered by agriculture over recent years?

Day 10
As the disease spreads, the debate moves onto the future. Tony Blair adds his voice to the calls for a radical look at current farming practices in Britain. 'I think we need to sit down with the industry and really work out what the basis is on which we want sustainable farming for the long term - and what price we're prepared to pay for it', he tells a meeting of farmers in Gloucestershire. Meanwhile the The Food Standards Agency orders extra checks on meat imports as remnants of spinal cord are found in two beef consignments from the Netherlands and Germany.