Re: [GZG] Shipping sheep

Eli Arndt wrote:
> One logical reason I can think of for banning livestock, at least on
the station proper, is the worry about disease. If you consider the
traffic that comes through a station like B5 and the diversity of life
that makes it way through there, the possibility of catastrophic
infection is great to begin with. Add to this livestock, from which
humanity has acquired so many of its lethal diseases and this could be
one reason to regulate any sort of livestock right out of the picture.
>   
I agree. B5 is a human-built and -controlled station, but it is, by 
design and intent, a multi-species environment in which dozens of 
different sentient races meet and interact daily. It's a nightmare from 
the PoV of medical staff worried about potential epidemics, as was shown

in the S2 episode "Confessions and Lamentations" when the Markab plague 
began to spread to other races. The last thing they need to worry about 
is further potential disease vectors in the form of livestock. To add to

that, again given B5's basic role, the yes-or-no decision would have to 
be for _everyone's_ livestock, not just Earth animals. If one race has 
food animals there, all the others would have to be allowed to have 
theirs as well. And they thought the Pak'ma'ra were bad...!

Phil

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