FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
SLAUGHTER POLKSY DEFENDED.
(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. r -COMRIQHT.') (REUTERS TELEGIUJI.) (Received 14th December, 2 p.m.) • LONDON, 13th December, x The drastic cattle slaughtering which is proceeding.in consequence of the continuous serious spread of foot-and-mouth disease is evoking criticism of the Government's policy. A motion was submitted at a meeting of the Council of A°riculture m favour of the substitution of isolation for slaughter. The Minister, Sir R. A Sanders, in opposing the motion, declared-that the Government's experience had shown that isolation, on a large, scale was useless. The Government was prepared to continue the slaughter policy up to at least £1,500 - 000 in compensation. The farmers' motion was rejected almost "unanimously. There were 58 fresh outbreaks to-day making a total of 1074, in thirty-nine counhes. Up to date 70,000 animals have been slaughtered, including 35,000 cattle
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 143, 14 December 1923, Page 8
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140FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 143, 14 December 1923, Page 8
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