--27511209.983566122277.JavaMail.nobody@www-a28 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=646 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Jim, It's, if anything even worse in the Scottish Borders. Not only F & M but se= veral feet of snow, no electricity, frozen calor gas tanks, temperatures la= st night down to -16 & for obvious reasons no farmers to clear the roads. M= y sympathy goes to everyone affected. Roy -----Original Message----- >From : Jim SHARPE <sharpe@britishlibrary.net> To : NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com Date : 02 March 2001 20:17:52 Subject : Re: [NTH-ENG] Suffering in England and Wales If cattle weren't shipped around the country and Europe these outbreaks >would probably not occur. >Why governments cannot see the probable outcome of their actions beats >me. > >Jim Sharpe Manchester U K >----- Original Message ----- >From: Glenda R. Wilson <wrwgrw@earthlink.net> >To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: 02/mm/01 3:07 PM >Subject: [NTH-ENG] Suffering in England and Wales > > >> >> Hi, >> >> This has come from a friend who lives in Wales and has given me per- >> mission to use it. It is heart breaking what is going on and please >> know you have our thoughts of concern and prayers as well as our >> family, friend, and our churches. >> >> =93We are suffering now in Wales as well as England from the Foot and >mouth >> Disease....They are killing the sheep in Powys, not to far from >Llangynog >> or here, once killed they burn the carcasses and it is terrible to see >> the >> tears of the farmers who have spent their lives trying to make a >living >> weeping as everything is gone in 24 hours. >> >> Anglesey has the same problems and movement restrictions are in place. >No >> one can walk in the countryside, horses are confined to there paddocks >and >> farms and stables. No animals can be transported and no animals can be >> slaughtered for meat. >> It is hard, hard indeed to imagine the distress and bitterness that >people >> feel here. There is a vaccine against this disease but the Government >will >> not use it as, when the seal is broken, according to international >law, we >> become a nation with a permanent infectious livestock problem. >> >> There is nothing we can do except pray that the vets can stop it's >> progress >> dead in its tracks. In 1967 we had 5'000'000 animals destroyed in the >UK >> due >> to the same virus which can even be airborne. Prayer is our most >valuable >> weapon now and so we must use it.=93 >> >> Still other friends and acquaintances from England and Wales have >spoken >> of >> the heartbreak, loss of so much, the travel restrictions, postings >upon >> their >> property and of the great sadness and distress in their areas; it is >> truly >> heart wrenching to hear of these things happening. >> >> My heart goes out to all of you and your country and I do hope that >this >> terrible situation can soon come to an end. Please keep us informed. >> >> Regards, >