Okay, to whoever out there that's listening... this has gone on for more than long enough. People are losing their income, losing their jobs, losing their horses all because the DPI completely bungled the whole handling of this outbreak from the start.
We are not the first country to suffer from EI - but it's the first time we have - so why didn't the powers that be call in overseas assistance in best practice for containment and eradication? Why did they foolishly think that a 'containment' plan by isolation would work in this country?
Did they tell all the ducks, deer, cockatoos etc that hang around picking up scraps of feed from infected snotty nosed horses that they should ensure they disinfect themselves before heading off to the neighbouring properties to do the same, or to swim in the dam where other horses may drink? Possibly not.
Only high value horses and those few that are in the miniscule 'buffer' zones are being vaccinated - well, sorry you d!ckheads but my horse is pretty valuable to me - even though in the eyes of the government he's expendable, along with all the little lives already lost, and the mares that have gone into premature labour only to lose their foals that they have been carrying for 11 months. Oh, and what about the people that have to fork out for all the bute, the decongestant and antibiotic drugs for their horses at around $200 a pop? All because the Government FAILED in its duty of care to ensure adequate procedures were being constantly carried out at the AQIS facility at Eastern Creek!!!
THIS IS CRIMINAL. WAKE UP DPI, WAKE UP GOVERNMENT, THIS WILL BE AN ELECTION ISSUE....
aaah. okay, off my soapbox for now.
Lucky I went kickboxing last night - this could have been much worse ;-)
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