ANIMAL FORUM

>See
>http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/108298/index.html
>
>28 October 2005, Rome - The continuous spread of the deadly avian influenza
>virus H5N1 in countries outside southeast Asia confirms FAOs warning that
>bird flu is an international problem that requires a global response.
>
>The virus is currently spreading westwards along the flyways of wild birds
>and it has arrived at the front door of European countries. We can expect
>that it will reach the Middle East and countries in Africa in the very near
>future.
>
>The current bird flu scenario should not cause panic and fear; instead it
>calls for rational and immediate action to fight the disease at its origin ?
>that means in animals.
>...
>
>The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN and the World Organisation
>for Animal Health have developed a detailed global strategy for the control
>of avian influenza in animals and have calculated the cost of implementation
>at about $175 million U.S., to support surveillance, diagnosis and other
>control measures, including vaccination. We are still facing a serious
>funding gap and have only received around $30 million U.S. to date from
>Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United States.
>
>Countries at risk and the international community need to act rapidly to
>control avian influenza at source in animals. We cannot afford to wait to
>battle the disease in pharmacies and hospitals, but need to get rid of the
>virus in affected farmers backyards.
>
>Prevention will be cheaper than the cure.
>
>
>

>amacmil304@aol.com wrote:
>> On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 03:58:32 GMT, S. Maizlich
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>So I ask you again.
>>>>
>>>>Where is that evidence?
>>>
>>>IMMEDIATELY below your name, Angie.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Angus Macmillan
>>>>www.roots-of-blood.org.uk <--- Here!
>>>>www.killhunting.org <--- And here!
>>>>www.con-servation.org.uk <--- And here!
>>
>>
>>
>> Rubbish!
>
>Your ideologically founded opinions? They certainly are!
>
>
>> These sites have absolutely nothing to do with factory
>> farming
>
>What they demonstrate is your affiliation and reliance
>on polemical, ideological, ANTI-science sources.
>Therefore, your views about factory farming are based
>on polemical, ideological ANTI-science.
>
>In other words, youre an ignorant twat concerning
>factory farming, and in particular concerning its
>relation (NONE) to the bird flu outbreak.

>
> When I ask you for sceintific evidence that bird flu is not connected
> to factory type farming you fly off at a tangent by saying that my
> views are ideological, but cant give any scientific evidence that Im
> wrong.
>
> On top of all that you keep referring to my website links which have
> nothing to do with factory farming.
>
> Perhaps a course of logic would be of benefit to you or some form of
> psychiatric treatment to settle your mind.

> On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 18:13:32 GMT, S. Maizlich
> wrote:
>
>
>>amacmil304@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 03:58:32 GMT, S. Maizlich
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>So I ask you again.
>>>>>
>>>>>Where is that evidence?
>>>>
>>>>IMMEDIATELY below your name, Angie.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Angus Macmillan
>>>>>www.roots-of-blood.org.uk <--- Here!
>>>>>www.killhunting.org <--- And here!
>>>>>www.con-servation.org.uk <--- And here!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Rubbish!
>>
>>Your ideologically founded opinions? They certainly are!
>>
>>
>>
>>>These sites have absolutely nothing to do with factory
>>>farming
>>
>>What they demonstrate is your affiliation and reliance
>>on polemical, ideological, ANTI-science sources.
>>Therefore, your views about factory farming are based
>>on polemical, ideological ANTI-science.
>>
>>In other words, youre an ignorant twat concerning
>>factory farming, and in particular concerning its
>>relation (NONE) to the bird flu outbreak.
>
>
> Really. You dont have much of a clue

> When I ask you for sceintific evidence that bird flu is not connected
> to factory type farming

> On top of all that you keep referring to my website links which have
> nothing to do with factory farming.

> On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 15:02:18 +0100, Michael Saunby
> wrote:
>
>>See
>>http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/108298/index.html
>>
>>28 October 2005, Rome - The continuous spread of the deadly avian
>>influenza
>>virus H5N1 in countries outside southeast Asia confirms FAOs warning that
>>bird flu is an international problem that requires a global response.
>>
>>The virus is currently spreading westwards along the flyways of wild birds
>>and it has arrived at the front door of European countries. We can expect
>>that it will reach the Middle East and countries in Africa in the very
>>near
>>future.
>>
>>The current bird flu scenario should not cause panic and fear; instead it
>>calls for rational and immediate action to fight the disease at its origin
>>?
>>that means in animals.
>>...
>>
>>The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN and the World Organisation
>>for Animal Health have developed a detailed global strategy for the
>>control
>>of avian influenza in animals and have calculated the cost of
>>implementation
>>at about $175 million U.S., to support surveillance, diagnosis and other
>>control measures, including vaccination. We are still facing a serious
>>funding gap and have only received around $30 million U.S. to date from
>>Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United States.
>>
>>Countries at risk and the international community need to act rapidly to
>>control avian influenza at source in animals. We cannot afford to wait to
>>battle the disease in pharmacies and hospitals, but need to get rid of the
>>virus in affected farmers backyards.
>>
>>Prevention will be cheaper than the cure.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Big Deal! Scientists looking for a new gravy train :-(
>
> How long has the disease been in Asia with only 60 odd deaths?
>

> 2 - 3 years?
>
> Youre more likely to be hit by a bus than die from AF.
>

>
> >
> > When I ask you for sceintific evidence that bird flu is not connected
> > to factory type farming you fly off at a tangent by saying that my
> > views are ideological, but cant give any scientific evidence that Im
> > wrong.
> >
> > On top of all that you keep referring to my website links which have
> > nothing to do with factory farming.
> >
> > Perhaps a course of logic would be of benefit to you or some form of
> > psychiatric treatment to settle your mind.
>
> Talking about logic, please explain how does one prove a negative?
>
>

>See
>http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2005/108298/index.html
>
>28 October 2005, Rome - The continuous spread of the deadly avian influenza
>virus H5N1 in countries outside southeast Asia confirms FAOs warning that
>bird flu is an international problem that requires a global response.
>
>The virus is currently spreading westwards along the flyways of wild birds
>and it has arrived at the front door of European countries. We can expect
>that it will reach the Middle East and countries in Africa in the very near
>future.
>
>The current bird flu scenario should not cause panic and fear; instead it
>calls for rational and immediate action to fight the disease at its origin ?
>that means in animals.
>...
>
>The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN and the World Organisation
>for Animal Health have developed a detailed global strategy for the control
>of avian influenza in animals and have calculated the cost of implementation
>at about $175 million U.S., to support surveillance, diagnosis and other
>control measures, including vaccination. We are still facing a serious
>funding gap and have only received around $30 million U.S. to date from
>Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United States.
>
>Countries at risk and the international community need to act rapidly to
>control avian influenza at source in animals. We cannot afford to wait to
>battle the disease in pharmacies and hospitals, but need to get rid of the
>virus in affected farmers backyards.
>
>Prevention will be cheaper than the cure.