Gov’t softens stance on destroying FMD cattle

On June 7, MoA released a statement entitled, “The cattle depopulation exercise in the containment Zone 6b ends”. The press release told farmers in the zone that the cattle registration and collection exercise is expected to be completed by June 13, 2023. “After June 13, farmers will be given 14 days’ notice elapsing on June 27 to bring all cattle that may be remaining.

This is in accordance with the Statutory Instrument (SI) No. 12 of 2023 published in the Government Gazette of February 2023. All cattle that remain unaccounted for in the containment zone at the end of notice period shall be destroyed in order to enable the completion of the depopulation exercise,” said the release.