4 August '07

The Netherlands have provided for protective vaccination in its Contingency Plan FMD, which means that vaccinated animals can live afterwards and will not be culled when all the hectic culling has passed.

In 2001 many hobbyholders saw their vaccinated animals culled at the end of the crisis. If having your animals culled in the heat of the fight angainst the disease is traumatic, having them culled when they are safe (vaccinated) after the crisis is devastating.

It's a good thing that the authorities both in the EU as in the Netherlands have now provided for vaccination to live. Check the points 23, 24 and 26 in the COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2003/85/EC (see at 'Lees verder').