Re: [GZG] Shipping sheep

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Wed, May 21, 2008 at 7:11 AM, Phillip Atcliffe <atcliffe@ntlworld.com>
wrote:

> 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...!
>

This is probably the best set of points I've heard for their not having
fresh eggs on B5. :-)  Thanks.

Now, what about orange juice?  :-D

Mk