foot and mouth disease animals :: Article Creator 151 Animals Destroyed In Foot And Mouth Battle The number of animals killed in the foot-and-mouth outbreak which has hit farms in Al Hayer has risen to 151. Three farms in Al Hayer, located 85 kilometres south-east of Dubai on the Dubai to Al Ain Road, have reported that animals there have the disease. Yesterday the farm owners confirmed that 101 cows and 50 goats had been destroyed. The additional cases were reported less than 48 hours after Ali Arab, Head of the Livestock Department at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, had declared that the UAE was foot-and-mouth free. Special squads of soldiers were drafted into Al Hayer on Friday to slaughter the animals. The carcasses were then dumped in a three metre deep trench, covered with wood, and burnt. Yesterday the remains of the pyre were still smouldering at one of the farms while other animals, some showing the first signs
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