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July 19, 2005
Animal-Disease Terrorism
I choose this article from the July 17, 2005 issue of the Startribune because it is related to our group project topic.
The article is about a worldwide gathering in Minneapolis on Saturday of 10,000 venetrinarians and animal-healthworkers. At the gathering they learned what they can do if terrorists ifect animals with diseases that can spread to people. One presentatio included a list of livestock diseases that were found in a cave in Afghanistan. They also discussed the shortage of laboratory facilities equiped to handle foreign diseases.
The group argued the need to replace the nation's only fireign animal disease laboratory which is 50 years old. They also urged veterinarians to help foreign countries combat animal diseases because they contribute to poverty provide black market access.
I don't really have an opionion on this article. However, I do believe that the threat of animal-disease terrorism needs more attention. From our research we have found that farmers don't even know about the threat.
Comments
I think it is amazing how people come up with these ideas on how to hurt us next. I would have never thought that pets, milk or livestock would be the chance for the next threat. I agree that they need to do some more research on this and figure out how to prevent this from happening. They also need to let the public know about these issues because many people do not know about any of these.
Posted by: Dianna at July 19, 2005 1:20 PM
I agree with Ryan and Dianna. It is really sad to think there are people, rather terrorists, that think about ways to hurt people! I too find this really hard to believe, but I know it's true. It does tie into our topic of milk contamination and just thinking about the safety of our food and beverages and how easy someone could access our supply if needed, makes me uneasy. I won't even mention this to my youngest daughter, because she already thinks we shouldn't plan for the future, because any day the world could end.
Posted by: Debbie at July 19, 2005 5:14 PM