Slaughtermen earn three times their normal income, vets twice theirs
—London Observer. Some people suspect these new millionaires have intentionally infected their herds with foot-and-mouth disease; farmers whose herds remain uninfected paradoxically have fared the worst. "My heart bleeds for those that have this disease and have lost their animals, and I don't want foot and mouth anywhere near my farm, but at least they have assets that have been turned into cash."'
