Foot-and-mouth disease could devastate Australia’s economy. Here’s what can be done
- russellgrace
- Jun 14, 2023
- 1 min read
With travel starting up again and regional neighbour Indonesia in the grip of the disease, precautions must be taken to contain any potential outbreaks
Kirsten was screaming and emotional when she was arrested for breach of the peace, assault of two police officers and possessing an offensive weapon.
She wasn’t a drug-addled miscreant. She was a 22-year-old railway worker who had come home to find her pet goat, Misty, slain outside the family cottage by government vets.
This was just one of the many unusual events that occurred during 2001 when foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) arrived in my home town of Dumfries in south-west Scotland.
FMD caused a huge amount of disruption to my region; my parents were one of the few families who benefited, as they had a bed and breakfast, which was fully booked out. But it wasn’t the usual tourists visiting some of the world’s most attractive landscapes. It was slaughterhouse workers.
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