Rabies Kills

Ah, rabies. There are some really fascinating PIFs on this subject out there and if I can get hold of them, they will appear in the future. But this one http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/films/1979to2006/filmpage_advice.htm is a classic and another of those that appears on the first Charley Says. It's from 1983 and advises you to get urgent help if you are "bitten or scratched or even licked" by an animal while abroad, because of the risk of rabies. And you should "wash the wound immediately". Bit difficult to do if you've only been licked, but it is true that "Rabies Kills". Actually, we haven't had any anti - rabies campaigns for at least ten years. Isn't it even more of a risk these days, what with all the recent cases of people being convicted of animal smuggling?

On the smuggling theme, here's a 2006 "filler" about bringing illegal food products back to the UK: http://www.tmf.ecwhost.com/extra/media/PIF-PIFS-DEFRA-TROUBLESOMEFOOD-2006.rm. I'm particularly impressed at the fighting spirit of those Chinese sausages.