OFF: Foot & Mouth

[Brian Halligan]

> Jill Strobridge writes:

>> Some sheep were imported to a Northern Ireland farm from one of the
>> affected English markets.  These turned out to have the virus so all
>> that could be found were destroyed.  However several remained untraced
>> (at the time, though they might have been located by now).

Mike Holmes replied:
> The missing 60+ sheep from Jill's above statement are suspected to have
> been of a kind of sheep tour of Ireland with the EU inspector following
> them around like a demented Hawkwind fan.

Thanks for the info Jill and Mike. I just read yesterday that there are now
one or two confirmed cases in the republic as well. I'll be crossing my
fingers for August....


EU Presents

SHEEP

"No Sheep 'Till.... Tour 2001"

Belfast
Dublin
Cork
Limerick
Killarney
Derry

Buy your tickets soon, the buzz is spreading from hoof to mouth.

<groan>

Brian