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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Big Light on April 05, 2012, 09:19:45 pm
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Any one know anything about this article today - was the lamb still born or do we not know?
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Perthshire/article/22041/farmers-distressed-by-savage-sea-eagle-attack-on-newborn-lamb.html (http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Perthshire/article/22041/farmers-distressed-by-savage-sea-eagle-attack-on-newborn-lamb.html)
I have to say the end comments only show that SNH and RSPB are playing god again!!
Why should Mrs Duncan suffer any losses to keep them in a job!
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there was a few articles last year about the same thing on the west coast :farmer:
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Pterodactyls next ?
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We live on Mull with the sea eagle not far from the house. We have our 8 chickens free ranging all over the place. If the they make it through the summer with out being picked off Good :thumbsup: But if one gets taken, one gets taken, there is just as much chance of them being taken buy an otter or a mink :(. Yes there is the argument for and against any were there is this sort of reintroduced scheme. Personally I'm for :thumbsup:. A lot of the farmers that are against get a grant/allowance what ever it is called to cover the loss of sheep/lambs taken buy the eagles. Granted not all of them get that ( again another unfair government run scheme ).
Also noticed in the article the she chased the eagle away. I Wonder if she realises she broke the Law by doing that, as it is classed as willful disturbance of a schedule one bird. And lets be perfectly honest that lamb could of been still born or died in the snow.
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I agree Bert there's lot of exaggeration about these things, which was why i was asking the question about if any one knows if it was still born and therefore carrion or alive / perhaps no one will know.
I think the main point of the article is to highlight the ongoing east coast incidents where the natural prey / environment does not exist yet the powers that be decided to release them in an alien environment and wonder why people complain, i agree with you that when on mull or other Scottish islands / coastal zone areas then you have to live with whatever predators are in the environment and protect against them with fencing / sheds etc or indeed decide to let them take there chance.
Indeed they are marvelous sights when flying or standing on a rock nothing quite the same as a barn door flying exists in Scotland - not even the golden eagle!
Further to the east coast release sight they also feed them / release them in hen house style homes with sliding pop hatches for putting food in and wonder why people have had them entering runs and hen houses!
I have to say though i think most animal keepers would take their chance under animal welfare regulations ( i.e. not allowing suffering etc to be caused) than disturbing a schedule one bird, I'm not sure any other animal keeper would just stand back and watch
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that would be a classic case of ignorance is no defence in law the woman was just trying to protect her livestock you see your dog or any animal mown down by a car or vehicle your naturalinstinct is to go to it not go and look the adverts for a replacement :farmer:
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In no way am I suggesting that anyone should allow there live stock to suffer :o.
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Hi Bert,
I didn't think you were but as you fairly say, potentially you have to commit an offence to prevent another.