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Cause
1.JustificationforNeedofFastQuarantine
Before 2011, when the SOP did not exist, the government exterminated more than 10 million animals in a way that was
closetoaliveburial.However,since2019,thoughtheSOPhasexisted,thesituationhasnotbeenmuchdifferent.Depending
on the situation, the guidelines can be subordinated because the quarantine authorities focus only on rapid quarantine, or
the speed of execution, rather than minimizing animal pain and because the legal sanctions are nominal. In the case of
foot-and-mouth disease, if it occurs in one place, it quickly spreads to the surrounding area. Therefore, the government is
conductingpreventivestamping-outpolicywithinaradiusof500metersforcowsand3kilometersforpigstopreventthe
spreadofviruses.Thepracticeistokillalllivestockwithinthegivenrangewithoutconsideringwhethertheyareinfected,
whichleadstoasituationinwhichahugenumberoflivestockhavetobekilledandburiedatonce.
Professor Lee Hu-jang from the Department of Veterinary Medicine at Gyeongsang National University said, “The cost
ofdrugstogeteuthanasiaishuge,andittakesalongtimebecauseyouhavetoinjectthemintoanimals’veinsonebyone.
Pigsareevenslowerindrugresponsethanotheranimals,soittakesalongertime.”Ifthedruginjectiontakesalongtime,
it can be combined with an electric shocker, or the animal can be exterminated by gas. However, it is not easy to equip
some electric shockers through the budget, since some cost about 100 million won. Representative Lee said, “There are
nofacilitiesortoolsforkillingatthestamping-outsite.Thequarantineauthorityhasbeenkillingwithoutanyfacilitiesor
equipmentformorethan20years,andwe’rejustdoingitwithoutclearplans.”Whenlocalgovernmentsdonothavegood
financialconditionsortrytofollowconvenientandfastmethods,liveburialisconducted.
2.LeachateOutflow
The main cause of environmental pollution during the stamping-out policy process is the outflow of leachate. Naturally,
harmfulmicroorganismsandfungifromthedeadbodyduringthecorruptionaremixedintothisleachate.Ifsuchleachate
leaksandflowsintosoilandgroundwater,humanscanalsosuffersecondarydamage.Inordertopreventleachateleakage,
twolayersofvinylareplacedatthebottomoftheburialsitebeforelivestockisburied,butthereasonwhyitisaproblem
is because animals are buried alive despite a principle to kill
ⓒnaverpost
livestock before burial. If buried alive, livestock will struggle,
andthevinylwillbetorn.Asaresult,leachategeneratedfrom
decomposeddeadbodiesoflivestockcanleakandcontaminate
groundwater.
According to the Korea Environment Corporation’s “Final
Report on Environmental Impact in Areas Around AI
Outbreak,” 23 sites were investigated among 1,200 of foot-
and-mouthdiseaseandAIburialsitesbetween2004andMay
2010. It was found that leachate leaked from 8 burial sites
and contaminated nearby groundwater and soil. According to
the report, in the case of the burial site in Ganghwa County,
▲To prevent leachate leakage, two layers of vinyl are placed at the
where 781 pigs were buried due to foot-and-mouth disease in
bottomoftheburialsitebeforelivestockisburied.
27
SEPTEMBER 2022
Cause
1.JustificationforNeedofFastQuarantine
Before 2011, when the SOP did not exist, the government exterminated more than 10 million animals in a way that was
closetoaliveburial.However,since2019,thoughtheSOPhasexisted,thesituationhasnotbeenmuchdifferent.Depending
on the situation, the guidelines can be subordinated because the quarantine authorities focus only on rapid quarantine, or
the speed of execution, rather than minimizing animal pain and because the legal sanctions are nominal. In the case of
foot-and-mouth disease, if it occurs in one place, it quickly spreads to the surrounding area. Therefore, the government is
conductingpreventivestamping-outpolicywithinaradiusof500metersforcowsand3kilometersforpigstopreventthe
spreadofviruses.Thepracticeistokillalllivestockwithinthegivenrangewithoutconsideringwhethertheyareinfected,
whichleadstoasituationinwhichahugenumberoflivestockhavetobekilledandburiedatonce.
Professor Lee Hu-jang from the Department of Veterinary Medicine at Gyeongsang National University said, “The cost
ofdrugstogeteuthanasiaishuge,andittakesalongtimebecauseyouhavetoinjectthemintoanimals’veinsonebyone.
Pigsareevenslowerindrugresponsethanotheranimals,soittakesalongertime.”Ifthedruginjectiontakesalongtime,
it can be combined with an electric shocker, or the animal can be exterminated by gas. However, it is not easy to equip
some electric shockers through the budget, since some cost about 100 million won. Representative Lee said, “There are
nofacilitiesortoolsforkillingatthestamping-outsite.Thequarantineauthorityhasbeenkillingwithoutanyfacilitiesor
equipmentformorethan20years,andwe’rejustdoingitwithoutclearplans.”Whenlocalgovernmentsdonothavegood
financialconditionsortrytofollowconvenientandfastmethods,liveburialisconducted.
2.LeachateOutflow
The main cause of environmental pollution during the stamping-out policy process is the outflow of leachate. Naturally,
harmfulmicroorganismsandfungifromthedeadbodyduringthecorruptionaremixedintothisleachate.Ifsuchleachate
leaksandflowsintosoilandgroundwater,humanscanalsosuffersecondarydamage.Inordertopreventleachateleakage,
twolayersofvinylareplacedatthebottomoftheburialsitebeforelivestockisburied,butthereasonwhyitisaproblem
is because animals are buried alive despite a principle to kill
ⓒnaverpost
livestock before burial. If buried alive, livestock will struggle,
andthevinylwillbetorn.Asaresult,leachategeneratedfrom
decomposeddeadbodiesoflivestockcanleakandcontaminate
groundwater.
According to the Korea Environment Corporation’s “Final
Report on Environmental Impact in Areas Around AI
Outbreak,” 23 sites were investigated among 1,200 of foot-
and-mouthdiseaseandAIburialsitesbetween2004andMay
2010. It was found that leachate leaked from 8 burial sites
and contaminated nearby groundwater and soil. According to
the report, in the case of the burial site in Ganghwa County,
▲To prevent leachate leakage, two layers of vinyl are placed at the
where 781 pigs were buried due to foot-and-mouth disease in
bottomoftheburialsitebeforelivestockisburied.
27
SEPTEMBER 2022
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