Author Topic: IDENTIFICATION AND THE LAW (Read 9205 times)

doganjo · « **Reply #15 on:** June 12, 2011, 08:55:14 pm »

Quote from: shetlandpaul on June 12, 2011, 08:46:29 pm

Quote from: shep53 on April 25, 2011, 12:19:39 pm
Could i remind all members and guests it is AGAINST THE LAW TO MOVE BABY ANIMALS ( lambs piglets kids ) from the holding of birth without identification and a licence. Learned today of piglets and a lamb moved with nothing. The UK is trying to get the rules eased and we dont need lots of small infringements. THANK YOU
special rules for lambs being taken to milk. ie caddies. plus you can't tag such a young sheep.

If I'd known that a few weeks I wouldn't have got so stressed, I'd have kept Junior a bit longer, and he might still be alive. Just goes to show some people on here don't know everything

shep53 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 13, 2011, 12:53:21 pm »

Quote from: shep53 on April 29, 2011, 06:46:41 pm

CONFUSED ive read the RPA SITE twice and spoken to a friend from animal health whose job is tag legislation ,and cant find any derogation help ?
[/ quote] I asked this question before and got no reply so i ask again ! lambs can be tagged at birth with the right tag Have spoken to 3 animal health guys this afternoon 2 in scotland 1 in england no one has read or heard of aderogation for orphan lambs. IF someone can find the derogation i would love to phone them all to say their wrong

ambriel · « **Reply #17 on:** June 22, 2011, 10:57:17 am »

Round here we've got sheep and lambs just roaming the village.

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #18 on:** June 23, 2011, 01:06:40 am »

Quote from: ambriel on June 22, 2011, 10:57:17 am

Round here we've got sheep and lambs just roaming the village.

I was about to say, "Forest of Dean?" then realised you're one o' they Scots.

ambriel · « **Reply #19 on:** June 23, 2011, 07:34:11 pm »

Quote from: SallyintNorth on June 23, 2011, 01:06:40 am

Quote from: ambriel on June 22, 2011, 10:57:17 am
Round here we've got sheep and lambs just roaming the village.
I was about to say, "Forest of Dean?" then realised you're one o' they Scots.

...By osmosis, not birth, but yes we're in a crofting region.

It does seem as though the movements rules go out of the window here...

ballingall · « **Reply #20 on:** June 29, 2011, 11:02:26 am »

Quote from: shep53 on June 13, 2011, 12:53:21 pm

Quote from: shep53 on April 29, 2011, 06:46:41 pm
CONFUSED ive read the RPA SITE twice and spoken to a friend from animal health whose job is tag legislation ,and cant find any derogation help ?
[/ quote] I asked this question before and got no reply so i ask again ! lambs can be tagged at birth with the right tag Have spoken to 3 animal health guys this afternoon 2 in scotland 1 in england no one has read or heard of aderogation for orphan lambs. IF someone can find the derogation i would love to phone them all to say their wrong

If you google "scotland animal movements exemptions" the very first link produced by google is this one http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/farmingrural/Agriculture/animal-welfare/Diseases/MovementRestrictions/ExemptHTML

Which lists all exemptions applicable in Scotland. It's been in force since 2007.

Beth

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #21 on:** June 29, 2011, 05:17:58 pm »

As so often is the case, the Scottish Goverment website is easily navigated, clear, comprehensive & comprehensible. Sadly I can say none of this for the English one.

shep53 · « **Reply #22 on:** June 30, 2011, 06:27:35 pm »

Sorry ballingall i was aware of these exemptions but they are only for standstill rules ,it states that the lambs/kids need the relevant identification . The only exemption for not identifying upon leaving the holding of birth that i can find is to take to the vet in an emergancy