21 Sep 2009
Young 'should not touch animals'

How did humanity survive with all those kids growing up on farms for all those millennia? Oh, wait, those animals weren't force fed grains, confined in tiny areas and generally treated like factory products, and consequently didn't develop strains of microbes that kill people, especially young ones. Maybe we'd be better off banning that ...

Under-fives should not be allowed to touch animals at petting farms, a diseases expert says amid E.coli fears over four sites.

(link) [BBC News]

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