Brigitte Bardot Calls Dutch Goat, Sheep Cull Scandalous
Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 in Animal Issues.
Animal activist Brigitte Bardot recently wrote to Agriculture Minister Gerda Verburg, condemning the Dutch goat and sheep cull that started last week and is expected to continue over the next month.
Bardot said the cull is a, “scandalously disproportionate slaughter which is deeply shocking because of its systematic character.”
Some 40,000 pregnant goat and sheep are expected to be killed.
The animals spread Q fever bacteria when they miscarriage and authorities estimate 2,300 people have become infected with Coxiella burnetii this year, while six people died from the infection.
Bardot states that Q fever in humans can be treated with antibiotics.
Q fever is no ordinary cold–it can give those infected with two weeks of shiver, headaches and a slow pulse rate.
Vaccinating animals can prevent Q fever.
Should the Dutch government have invested in an ounce of prevention versus using this cull as a cure?
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