Research Paper on:
Cattle Disaster in Europe

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spring are dotted with pyres of spiraling smoke" and "Normal life has been all but suspended" as "Troops prepare to patrol the area. Mass killings predominate" (Sullivan, 2001; p. 8).  Interestingly enough, as one author noted, this was not Srebrenica but rather it was Shropshire. "And, no, this isnt in any way comparable to the Balkan nightmare, but it is  horrifying nonetheless. As you read this, more and more animals are being herded into pens or fields and shot dead in the head, their carcasses tossed into mass graves or  burned on huge, odoriferous pyres" (Sullivan, 2001; p. 8). The problem was, and still is, foot-and-mouth disease. In the following paper we examine this condition and the current problems that  Europe is experiencing due to the foot-and-mouth disease. Cattle and Europe It should be perhaps noted, first and foremost, that the devastation that will be detailed is, as  mentioned, due to foot-and-mouth disease which is, in all honesty, not a condition that is lethal nor even dangerous to humans. It is, in essence, nothing more than a cold  or a flu. It debilitates the cattle for a short while and then the animals are fine, with no residue that would harm humans in meat or milk. But, as  Sullivan (2001) noted, "The only problem with foot-and-mouth disease is that it weakens the infected animals for a period of time, lowers their milk production and weight somewhat, and, because  there are international bans on exports from infected regions and countries, prevents their sale for exportation" (p. 8). So, because of this economic pressure, the cattle are killed. And, in  the end, it seems that the economic conditions they were trying to avoid have only worsened because of their action to destroy the contaminated cattle. As we saw, it was