GB. Cumbria. G.B. England. Cumbria. Foot and Mouth Disease.

The outbreak of foot andmouth disease in the United Kingdom in 2001 caused a crisis in British agriculture and tourism. it saw 2,000 cases of the disease in farms across most of the British countryside. Over 10 million sheep and cattle were killed in an eventually successful attempt to halt the disease.

Cumbria was the worst affected area of the country, with 843 cases. With the intention of controlling the spread of the disease, the British Army were brought in to manage the culling of livestock and the removal and burning of carcases.

Culled cows inside an infected farm await removal for disposal by the British Army.

2001.