Restocking complete in Zone 7
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
He said despite logistical challenges in Zone 6 relating to shortage of transport and payment of livestock suppliers, significant progress has been made.
“So far 17,000 cattle and 3,433 small stock have been redistributed. We once more would like to thank farmers for their overwhelming response to our plea to supply restocking animals,” he said.
It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees. We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD...