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Hundreds of Saudi camels die from mystery ailment
Reuters ^
| 19 Aug 2007
| Reuters
Posted on 08/19/2007 8:51:17 AM PDT by timsbella
RIYADH (Reuters) - Hundreds of camels have died in Saudi Arabia this week from a mystery ailment.
The Agriculture Ministry has said 232 camels died in the space of four days in the Dawasir Valley, 400 km (250 miles) south of Riyadh. King Abdullah has promised compensation for owners, who say the real number of deaths is far higher.
Agriculture ministry officials have denied an infectious disease caused the deaths and blamed them on animal feed supplied by food storage authorities.
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: animals; camel; camels; epidemics; mysterydisease; saudi; wahhabism; workingdogs
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To: dragonblustar
wouldn’t that be Arafoot?
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posted on
08/19/2007 9:26:19 AM PDT
by
sure_fine
( • not one to over kill the thought process)
To: andyandval
42
posted on
08/19/2007 9:28:21 AM PDT
by
bobbyd
(Flyer, I love and miss you...Lords best my FRiend)
To: Mercat
LOL, I’ll remember that one for the cooler tomorrow.
To: All
Iraq’s WMD hidden under the Saudi sands are leaching through!
To: All
The WMD’s were shipped where?
45
posted on
08/19/2007 9:28:46 AM PDT
by
Sacajaweau
("The Cracker" will be renamed "The Crapper")
To: EggsAckley
46
posted on
08/19/2007 9:29:56 AM PDT
by
angelcindy
(Where's the Fence?????)
To: Spottys Spurs
WE were 6 seconds apart on our submissions!! Pretty close!!
47
posted on
08/19/2007 9:30:29 AM PDT
by
Sacajaweau
("The Cracker" will be renamed "The Crapper")
To: Sacajaweau
Nothing would surprise me with the Saudis.
To: Sacajaweau
Camel pox ? Saddam and Company were fooling around with that stuff back in the day....(but, we’re not allowed to say that any more,are we ?)
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posted on
08/19/2007 9:35:14 AM PDT
by
genefromjersey
(So much to flame;so little time !)
To: timsbella
Agriculture ministry officials have denied an infectious disease caused the deaths and blamed them on animal feed supplied by food storage authorities.Chinese?
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posted on
08/19/2007 9:39:18 AM PDT
by
null and void
(I hate to suggest something this radical, but why not let the policy follow the facts? ~ReignOfError)
To: null and void
This might be where those “dual-use” products come into play. Wouldn’t be surprised if this turns out to be anthrax...ingesting=lethal. Four days sounds just about right from intake to death.
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posted on
08/19/2007 9:45:55 AM PDT
by
Sacajaweau
("The Cracker" will be renamed "The Crapper")
To: Mercat
Then there was the one about the Arab fellow neutering his herd of Camels using two bricks to smash their..., anyway he was asked as to whether it hurt or not? His reply was “Only if you get your thumbs caught between the bricks.”
52
posted on
08/19/2007 9:46:32 AM PDT
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists...call 'em what you will...They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
To: genefromjersey
That was my first thought as well.
Dr Germ and Mrs Anthrax were using it as a surrogate for smallpox.
53
posted on
08/19/2007 9:48:44 AM PDT
by
null and void
(I hate to suggest something this radical, but why not let the policy follow the facts? ~ReignOfError)
To: rockinqsranch
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posted on
08/19/2007 9:49:35 AM PDT
by
null and void
(I hate to suggest something this radical, but why not let the policy follow the facts? ~ReignOfError)
To: null and void
Yes, most unfortunate. Prayers for her and the family. My Gosh can you imagine giving a BD present to your wife and Mom that kills her? Sheesh! I feel really saddened for them all.
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posted on
08/19/2007 9:54:46 AM PDT
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists...call 'em what you will...They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
To: null and void
There are a lot of camel threads. This could be a hugh trend. Moose threads, forget it.
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posted on
08/19/2007 9:56:24 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(It's Brecht's donkey, not mine)
To: EggsAckley
"Agriculture ministry officials have denied an infectious disease caused the deaths and blamed them on animal feed supplied by food storage authorities." Wait. It's coming to me. I've got it! They're going to make a movie out of it. It will star Jane Fonda in - "The China Syndrome."
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posted on
08/19/2007 10:02:00 AM PDT
by
Enterprise
(I can't talk about liberals anymore because some of the words will get me sent to rehab.)
To: Popman
Nothing good is coming out of China. Poison food, poison clothes, and poison toys.
58
posted on
08/19/2007 10:04:21 AM PDT
by
Enterprise
(I can't talk about liberals anymore because some of the words will get me sent to rehab.)
To: timsbella
Have they checked them for STD’s?
59
posted on
08/19/2007 10:10:31 AM PDT
by
sweetliberty
(Stupidity should make you sterile!)
To: timsbella
A man and his camel.
A camel and her man.
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posted on
08/19/2007 10:14:33 AM PDT
by
Sooth2222
("We have met the enemy and he is us." -Pogo)
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