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ByShinJun-seo
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W
ill people agree to kill their dogs if there is a dog
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epidemic? Will people agree to kill each other if they
had to exterminate humans like the scene in the movie
¡°Flu¡± released in 2013? Since the outbreak of African swine fever
(ASF)* in South Korea on September 5, 2019, 43,602 pigs raised
at 39 pig farms were killed in Ganghwa county, and Incheon, 47
kilometers from Seoul. As such, once a livestock epidemic spreads,
livestockintheareaareexterminated.
In Korea, under Article 20 of the Act on the Prevention of
Contagious Animal Diseases, the mayor, the head of the county,
¡ãSincetheoutbreakofAfricanswinefeveronSeptember5,2019,
and the head of the district may execute a stamping-out policy if
43,602pigswerekilledinGanghwacounty.
it is necessary to prevent the spread of a specific type of livestock
infectiousdiseases,suchasrinderpestorfoot-and-mouthdisease.*ThepurposeoftheActonthePreventionofContagiousAnimal
Diseases should be to prevent the occurrence and spread of infectious diseases and help to support a healthy livestock industry
Thedirectionandmeansofthepolicyshouldalsobequarantineandpreventionofspreadtohealthylivestock.However,inactual
policyandadministration,effortstoimprovethebreedingenvironmenttopreventdiseasesandstrengthenimmunityareneglected.
Thequarantinepolicyreliesonthestamping-outpolicy,whichisbasicallyananimalmassacreandshouldbethelastresort.The
Argusaimstoilluminateandraiseawarenessoftheslaughterofanimalslivingonthesameplanetwithhumans,byexaminingthe
problems,causes,andalternativestostamping-outpolicies.
*Foot-and-mouth disease: A disease in which hoofed animals such as cows, pigs, sheep, goats, and deer are infected. It is a highly contagious disease that causes blisters
onthelips,tongue,gums,nose,etc.,andcausessevereillnessordeathinyoungindividuals.
*AfricanSwineFever(ASF):Adeadlyviralhemorrhagicswineepidemic.Adiseasethatishighlycontagiousandcausestremendousdamagetothepigindustrybecausethe
fatalityratereachesnearly100percentwheninfectionisacute.
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