Lipton, his, ”was a healthy carrier and has not yet contracted any symptoms“, like fever, anorexia, or even exacerbated fatigue. However, this virus being very contagious, the risks of contamination are taken very seriously and euthanize the beast allows”contain a possible epidemic“The veterinarian went to the stables Sunday evening, around 9:45 p.m.
“Another solution”
Yea ce magazine “is not enviable, another solution was however possible“, says Isabelle Camal, who came to demonstrate in front of the association.”Lipton is young and its owners agreed to isolate it until the end of his life if necessary“She explains, regretting a decision”aberrant and archaic that has taken the owners’ short “.
So, since Saturday, a petition has been running to demand a reprieve and, above all, “An opening of the dialogue“. “In France, if euthanasia is recommended in this kind of case, the link that unites the animal and its human is still taken into account and studied to consider, if possible, another outcome than death“, says Isabelle Camal. If this mobilization was not enough to save Lipton, the lovers of horses, however, has a certainty:”The reflection is engaged“. She thus indicates that she is ready to continue the fight”for an abandonment of systematic euthanasia“.
A case of “marsh fever” declared in the province of Liège: the infected horse must be euthanized on Sunday.
Within the parada, apprehension is great. Indeed, all the horses entered into contact with Lipton also had to be tested. Thus, since the case of anemia was proven, “We had to lock up All horses considered to be ‘at risk’ in their boxes, in overwhelming heat“, Remends the management. On the clinical networks, the veterinarians, in this context, wanted to be reassuring.
Via the tapes
“The transmission of the AIE virus is most often done by insects which do not fly far (like the tales) and which should prick the infected horse and prick another horse later to contaminate it. This is practically impossible if the horse lives more than 200 meters from an infected horse“, can we read. In addition, the virus is not transmitted to man. Note”that in three years in the association’s pastures, Lipton has not contaminated any other horse“.
Lipton has been imported and, “in order to put in order his health certificate“, had carried out a blood test which demonstrated”His contact with the virus“. Veterinarians also recognize that most cases are listed in horses from abroad. This is for this reason”that it is important that the disease does not settle permanently in the territory“, concluded the clinic teams.
