Cattle gather ahead of their milking at the Grass Ridge Dairy in Oyster Bay, on March 7, 2026. The highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease outbreak is spreading across South Africa. Farmers accuse the government of allowing the crisis to spiral out of control. The disease bruises the flesh in the mouth and between the hooves, hence its local name, "foot-and-mouth disease", preventing the animals from eating. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP via Getty Images)