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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Bionic on March 02, 2015, 09:13:14 am

Title: Who saw last nights Countryfile?
Post by: Bionic on March 02, 2015, 09:13:14 am

They were cooking cawl in the local pub for St David's day. The pub owner also lives on the local farm. She was preparing the soup on a table in the pub and all the ingredients were sitting side by side. All veggies and some ham. She told the presenter to top and tail the carrots and put the waste into a bin at the side of the table for the pigs. Isn't this illegal?

Title: Re: Who saw last nights Countryfile?
Post by: Fleecewife on March 02, 2015, 09:16:47 am

I missed that bit Sally but, yes, it's against the law to feed any scraps which come out of the kitchen to pigs, in case of contamination.   

Keep up Countryfile.  ;D

Title: Re: Who saw last nights Countryfile?
Post by: Louise Gaunt on March 02, 2015, 09:20:26 am

I saw that too and remarked at the time I hoped Animal Health weren't watching!

Title: Re: Who saw last nights Countryfile?
Post by: Backinwellies on March 02, 2015, 10:11:42 am

I commented on this on the thread already running about countyfile ................ I couldn't believe my ears!!

Title: Re: Who saw last nights Countryfile?
Post by: hughesy on March 02, 2015, 11:31:06 am

They really need to fess up to their ignorance and make a statement on the very next programme clearing this up. Very poor show from the BBC.

Title: Re: Who saw last nights Countryfile?
Post by: Fleecewife on March 02, 2015, 11:49:25 am

Quote from: Louise Gaunt on March 02, 2015, 09:20:26 am

I saw that too and remarked at the time I hoped Animal Health weren't watching!

I hope they were.............

Title: Re: Who saw last nights Countryfile?
Post by: Bionic on March 02, 2015, 11:53:20 am

Quote from: hughesy on March 02, 2015, 11:31:06 am

They really need to fess up to their ignorance and make a statement on the very next programme clearing this up. Very poor show from the BBC.

I have sent them an email and asked them to do just that

Title: Re: Who saw last nights Countryfile?
Post by: Marches Farmer on March 02, 2015, 04:16:25 pm

I don't understand how the pigs' owner didn't know about that rule.  Mind you, most of the wheelbarrows in the pig yard were pink .....?

Title: Re: Who saw last nights Countryfile?
Post by: Fowgill Farm on March 02, 2015, 04:53:30 pm

Quote from: Marches Farmer on March 02, 2015, 04:16:25 pm

I don't understand how the pigs' owner didn't know about that rule.  Mind you, most of the wheelbarrows in the pig yard were pink .....?

Huh hum whats wrong with pink wheel barrows
Pigs have pink trugs too :-[ :roflanim:
I saw it too and commented to OH
They shld have cut it as its not filmed live
Mandy :pig:

Title: Re: Who saw last nights Countryfile?
Post by: Kimbo on March 02, 2015, 05:52:22 pm

but someone on the other thread said it wasn't illegal because the scraps were not from a kitchen but from a bar  ???
Who is correct?

Title: Re: Who saw last nights Countryfile?
Post by: hughesy on March 02, 2015, 07:09:32 pm

Still illegal. The bar is a catering establishment just the same.