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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Pebbles on February 18, 2008, 08:45:02 pm

Title: Do they mean us???
Post by: Pebbles on February 18, 2008, 08:45:02 pm

I wonder if any of you have seen this in today's Times.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3386824.ece (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3386824.ece)

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Title: Re: Do they mean us???
Post by: Rosemary on February 18, 2008, 10:19:42 pm

Hi, Pebbles

Yes, I think they do! Once I stopped laughing, I was quite cross.

Rosemary

Title: Re: Do they mean us???
Post by: Guy on February 18, 2008, 11:03:14 pm

what a ridiculous thing to have been written >:(

Title: Re: Do they mean us???
Post by: Francis Bacon on February 19, 2008, 09:06:17 am

Lost for words  >:( :o

Title: Re: Do they mean us???
Post by: carl on February 19, 2008, 09:27:50 am

I can understand a genuine concern that us so called hobby farmers might be a source for outbreaks of desease, but no more so than any commercial farm. We all tend to be able to understand the risks involved and able to take the correct steps to control these risks. I have just been visited by the local DEFRA animal welfare vet, because I'd been flagged up as a new regitered herd number in his area. He was very friendly, very thorough and very helpful. He also commented that I knew what I was doing, he was very happy with my set up and had healthy and happy stock. It was just an article in a paper, and generally, from local rag to broadsheet, there has to be some spin on any article. Pinch of salt springs to mind.

Title: Re: Do they mean us???
Post by: stephen on February 19, 2008, 09:29:52 am

im proberably wrong but wasnt it a goverment lab that the last outbreak originated from? shouldnt they be blamed for keeping it in a labratory in the first place! we dont have and livestock and wont for a couple of years yet but those of you who do must feel very insulted and i imagine quite angry at such an article.

Title: Re: Do they mean us???
Post by: Rosey on March 04, 2008, 04:53:25 pm

A smallholder from another site and I are in discussions with the Holland Smallholders Asscociation to assess the viability of us setting up something smilar over here as a national voice for smallholders and hobby farmers. The Holland Smallholders Association have become a voice in goverment and are held in high regard.

If anyone is interested pm please

Thanks
Rosey

Title: Re: Do they mean us???
Post by: pigsatlesrues on March 10, 2008, 04:02:50 pm

That sounds interesting Rosey - please keep us posted!

Kate

Title: Re: Do they mean us???
Post by: pigsatlesrues on December 29, 2008, 09:57:08 pm

Rosey, is there any update on your last posting?

Kate  :pig: