A disease such as foot & mouth disease would spread very quickly in Canada. Entry of a livestock disease into a susceptible population would devastate the economy, and tie up agriculture department personnel and resources. The blow to the economy would be the closing of borders to exports, which is extremely important. Serious diseases could be spread via an innocent traveler, a not so innocent traveler, and even docks in Vancouver that handle risky material from foreign countries. The outbreak of FMD in the UK served to show veterinarians worldwide that no country is invincible to disease. Canada has prepared for such an outbreak by conducting exercises designed to point out the weaknesses in the plans to fight a disease and improve on them. Additional money has been provided to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to employ more inspectors so that a higher percentage of incoming freight is being examined. This includes powerful x-ray machines to detect anything harmful. Public awareness is one of the most important factors in preventing and educating about foreign animal disease. Trust has to be given to countries that they are reporting all cases of reportable diseases so that the risk of spread to a traveler’s home country is eliminated. What must be dealt with is the swill (“garbage”) feeding that goes on. This is the feeding of rendered animals to livestock. Maximum monitoring must be present in order to ensure no disease enters.