As the highly contagious
foot-and-mouth disease
spreads from South Korea
into the North,
1.9 million livestock
animals are killed
in an attempt to contain
the disease, prompting
Buddhists in the country
to pray
for the animals' souls.
http://www.spa.gov.sa/English/details.php?id=856773
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jZYgaja_h1ssTjfFIjLTG320dHVg?docId=5692901
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12215580