Comments on: FMD 2007 – let us vaccinate now!

By: cath

cath — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:57:45 +0000

Yes, I cannot bear another mass murder like the last one, how on earth could anyone have watched that stuff on TV and still eat animal flesh?
Yet the Great British Public seemed impervious, it was like water-off-a-duck’s-back!
Sorry to say it to you – it’s your livelihood – but I haven’t eaten meat since 1989, the ethics of mainstream meat production are non-existent it seems.
I know I should eat organic-produced and support you, who do have a conscience.
This is the second night I have sat in rage about this issue, and feel so helpless. Time for another petition, like Jane Berribal’s?

By: sheepdrove

sheepdrove — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:02:50 +0000

Yes, thanks for that. We were aware because the farm manager has his own small herd of English Longhorn.
Here’s the web address: http://www.rbst.org.uk

By: David Trotter

David Trotter — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 15:21:03 +0000

Don’t forget that if you have traditional native breeds of sheep cattle or pigs you should put them on the “Breeds at Risk Register” – accessed via the RBST (Rare Breeds Survival Trust) website. The RBST is the contractor for this scheme which operates to give the possibility of protection for traditional native breeds.It is not a guarantee but it is better than nothing.Please feel free to cascade this via your website to any others who might be able to benefit.

By: Jane Barribal

Jane Barribal — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:47:50 +0000

Following the recent outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease, I have felt it essential that rather than slaughter infected and suspected livestock they should be vaccinated.

However, as Sheepdrove says, there are two basic forms of emergency vaccination strategy to control Foot and Mouth Disease. The ‘vaccination-to-live’ policy whereby the animals live out their normal economic lives and their meat is then eaten; or the ‘vaccination-to-die’ strategy whereby animals around an infected farm are vaccinated to reduce the spread of infection and are then killed. The latter is quite unacceptable and I am sure that like myself, you would want them to be protected through a vaccination ‘to live’ policy.

If you agree with me, please sign my petition to the Prime Minister which you will find here –
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/To-live-now/

Please ask your friends to sign it too!

Thank you!
Jane Barribal – Farmtalking

By: Mary Critchley

Mary Critchley — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:25:51 +0000

Is there a chance that someone in the UK could start legal action against the Government with the aim to force them to use vaccination ? This way was tried by campaigners (2001) in Germany. It was turned down because they didn’t had a current case of FMD there. But the German judge clearly said in the case of an outbreak his judgement would have been a different one. Does anyone with a legal background think this would have a hope in Hades in this country?

By: Jane Barribal

Jane Barribal — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:02:13 +0000

As Sheepdove well know – ‘Farmtalking’ has always supported vaccination and remains extremely grateful to Sheepdrove for their support during 2001.

A link to ‘Sheepdrove’ has always been on the website – http://www.farmtalking.org – and now a link to this site will be added too.

We must vaccinate now!

By: sheepdrove

sheepdrove — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:00:31 +0000

Hello Mary,
Just went to see http://warmwell.com/ and it looks very informative. Keep it up! All the best – Sheepdrove.

By: Mary Critchley

Mary Critchley — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:22:28 +0000

I have only just seen this and will put a link on warmwell at once. Sheepdrove were a very early source of inspiration last time – really excellent – and it is so good to see that, like Zorro, you have returned to the fray!