[06
MAR 01]
WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL NEWS
Foot And Mouth Crisis
Takes In Stratford
Parts
of Stratford have been caught up in the foot and moth crisis, with a new
infected area being declared to the east of the town.
A case
of the disease has been discovered at a farm on the border between
Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
Officials
from the Ministry of Agriculture have designated an area in the immediate
countryside an infected area.
The
new zone stretches to the north of Worcester, the south of Birmingham and
the west of Stratford.
It
means that movements around the area are heavily restricted. In particular
animals being sent straight to slaughter under the new licensing
arrangements set up by the government must not be driven through the area.
In
addition, Stratford District Council has announced that it will be
stepping up dog patrols.
Any
dogs not on leads risk being taken in as they can spread the disease.
In the
infected area dogs can be taken out on roads, but must be kept under
strict control. They are banned from running across fields.
Last
week Warwickshire County Council made it an offence to walk on footpaths
in the county.
The
north of the county is also under restrictions, with Nuneaton, Bedworth
and Atherstone and a small section of Coventry being included in an
infected area following the discovery of a case at a farm at Fenny
Drayton.
Parks
have been closed in Coventry and dog-owners are being urged to keep their
pets off grassland.
A
national helpline for farmers was launched today by the Depression
Alliance, to help those affected by foot and mouth disease. The number is
0870 240 2822.
SEE
[02 MAR 01] FOOTBALL
OFF AS CITY PARKS AND PATHS CLOSE
SEE
[02 MAR 01] DON'T
LET THE DOGS OUT IN DISEASE AREA
SEE
[01 MAR 01] COVENTRY IN FOOT AND MOUTH
RISK AREA
SEE
[28 FEB 01] FOOT AND MOUTH CASE
FOUND NEAR NUNEATON
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