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.