LIVESTOCK IS SLAUGHTERED ON BISHOPSIDE FARM IN NORTHUMBERLAND, 2001-08-28 (photo)

Livestock is slaughtered on Bishopside farm near the village of Cotton in Northumberland as the foot and mouth outbreak escalates in northern England, August 28, 2001. Scotland's farmers braced for a return of foot-and-mouth on Tuesday, sealing off four farms against the disease which has flared again across the border in northeast England, officials said. Officials warned farmers in Scotland to be vigilant after 11 sites were confirmed with the highly infectious livestock disease in nearby Northumberland, dashing hopes that the battle against foot-and-mouth was finally being won. JJM/KM