The Govt's proposed new additions to the Animal Health Act

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Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 1:56 PM
Subject: [farmtalking] The Govt's proposed new additions to the Animal Health Act

I have been horrified to hear a few more details of the of the

Government's proposed amendments to the Animal Health Act.

They include measures to order the slaughter of livestock that will

discourage owners from seeking legal advice that might lead to resisting such an order.

They base the introduction of this measure by saying that farmers who

resisted the cull delayed slaughter and so contributed to the spread of the disease.

As far as I know, of the 100 cases handled by one particular firm of

lawyers, only one subsequently succumbed to the disease. I am sure that a similar statistic would apply to all the others.

We should also not forget that millions of healthy animals were

slaughtered on suspicion, clinical diagnosis, dangerous contacts or the contiguous cull which never had any blood tests taken to determine whether or not disease was present. Without the availablilty of such data their proposal has no foundation in fact or science.

The Minister, Elliot Morley, interviewed on the program continues to

propound the myth that even with vaccination, (which he says is still under consideration!), slaughter would be necessary. When will he and the rest of the Government wake up to the fact that vaccination not only 'controls' but can 'eradicate' the disease? It is only their determination to cling to disease free status that makes slaughter post vaccination a requirement.

To attempt to remove the right to challenge slaughter through the Courts

must by the methods mentioned, which include a threat to cut a percentage of the compulsory purchase payments to those farmers who resist as well as the obtaining of a warrant from the Court, rather than a Court order as at present, must surely be an infringement of our human rights.

The proposed bill also seeks to readicate scrapie from the national flock.

This may seem commendable but the measure they propose is that only scrapie resistant rams should be used for breeding. I hope Jethro or Andrew will correct me if I'm wrong, but I had always thought that mammals could inherit from both parents! If that is indeed the case I see little benefit from removing one gender from the equasion!

Hopefully there will be concerted opposition to the proposed amendments

but with such a huge majority, unless there's a massive back bench revolt, I fear the amendments may well be passed.

Jane

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Sent: 31 October 2001 13:56
Subject: [farmtalking] The Govt's proposed new additions to the Animal Health Act

I have been horrified to hear a few more details of the of the

Government's proposed amendments to the Animal Health Act.

They include measures to order the slaughter of livestock that will

discourage owners from seeking legal advice that might lead to resisting such an order.

They base the introduction of this measure by saying that farmers who

resisted the cull delayed slaughter and so contributed to the spread of the disease.

As far as I know, of the 100 cases handled by one particular firm of

lawyers, only one subsequently succumbed to the disease. I am sure that a similar statistic would apply to all the others.

We should also not forget that millions of healthy animals were

slaughtered on suspicion, clinical diagnosis, dangerous contacts or the contiguous cull which never had any blood tests taken to determine whether or not disease was present. Without the availablilty of such data their proposal has no foundation in fact or science.

The Minister, Elliot Morley, interviewed on the program continues to

propound the myth that even with vaccination, (which he says is still under consideration!), slaughter would be necessary. When will he and the rest of the Government wake up to the fact that vaccination not only 'controls' but can 'eradicate' the disease? It is only their determination to cling to disease free status that makes slaughter post vaccination a requirement.

To attempt to remove the right to challenge slaughter through the Courts

must by the methods mentioned, which include a threat to cut a percentage of the compulsory purchase payments to those farmers who resist as well as the obtaining of a warrant from the Court, rather than a Court order as at present, must surely be an infringement of our human rights.

The proposed bill also seeks to readicate scrapie from the national flock.

This may seem commendable but the measure they propose is that only scrapie resistant rams should be used for breeding. I hope Jethro or Andrew will correct me if I'm wrong, but I had always thought that mammals could inherit from both parents! If that is indeed the case I see little benefit from removing one gender from the equasion!

Hopefully there will be concerted opposition to the proposed amendments

but with such a huge majority, unless there's a massive back bench revolt, I fear the amendments may well be passed.

Jane

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Originally from: Coleen Taylor <...>
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Sent: 01 November 2001 13:59
Subject: Re: [farmtalking] The Govt's proposed new additions to the Animal Health Act

This is my written article which I am sending out to all papers and mags
etc.
Coleen

If this Government has it's the way the 'New Animal Health Act' will soon
become law. It will give DEFRA and Veterinary Inspectors the right to

enter

our premises and our homes and remove any animal they suspect of having
either foot and mouth or scrapie, or in their view likely to spread either
of them. If you think that this Act is only appertaining to farm animals –
then you would be wrong. The New Act will give them the power to encompass
all animals. An example might be – that if your dogs ran through a field

and

some days later the animals in that field contacted foot and mouth, they
would then have the legal right to slaughter your dogs as having come into
contact with infected animals. Your dogs could be considered as 'dangerous
contacts' and likely to spread the virus even more.

With this Act we will no longer have the right or the law on our side to
keep them off our premises and protect our animals. This is also just the
thin end of the wedge. The Act will also cover other animal diseases,
although permission from the House will have to be given for each specific
case before they will be able to step in and either remove round up and

kill

animals. That is at least my understanding of how the Act is worded at the
moment.

Slowly but surely our rights as animal owners are being removed. To sit

back

and ignore this might make it too late. As animal owners and lovers we

need

to make our views felt before this Act becomes law. If you think this

could

never happen to you – then think back to some nine months ago. Did the
farmers and countless pet owners ever imagine that their animals would be
taken from them and slaughtered, many of them healthy and of no risk to
anyone or anything. What this Government did then was illegal. Some of us
fought them, those of us who knew that what they were doing was wrong that
is! Many more believed that the Government was acting within the law and
just handed their animals over. Imagine how they felt when they realised
they had been lied to.

They had stood and watched all their healthy animals being slaughtered
believing that they had NO other choice.

At the moment we still do have a choice – to try and stop this Act

becoming

law.

Please do not sit back and allow this to happen – take some positive steps
today.

Write to your MP and tell them you object strongly to this new Act.
Write to Tony Blair stating the same.
Ring your local radio, etc.
Write to newspapers, magazines write to anyone who YOU feel will listen.
Whatever you decide to do please ACT now – tomorrow could be to late.
Coleen L Taylor

Cumbria

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----Original Message-----
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Originally from: Coleen Taylor <...>
To: ... <...>
Date: 01 November 2001 14:00
Subject: Re: [farmtalking] The Govt's proposed new additions to the Animal Health Act

This is my written article which I am sending out to all papers and mags
etc.
Coleen

If this Government has it's the way the 'New Animal Health Act' will soon
become law. It will give DEFRA and Veterinary Inspectors the right to enter
our premises and our homes and remove any animal they suspect of having
either foot and mouth or scrapie, or in their view likely to spread either
of them. If you think that this Act is only appertaining to farm animals –
then you would be wrong. The New Act will give them the power to encompass
all animals. An example might be – that if your dogs ran through a field

and

some days later the animals in that field contacted foot and mouth, they
would then have the legal right to slaughter your dogs as having come into
contact with infected animals. Your dogs could be considered as 'dangerous
contacts' and likely to spread the virus even more.

With this Act we will no longer have the right or the law on our side to
keep them off our premises and protect our animals. This is also just the
thin end of the wedge. The Act will also cover other animal diseases,
although permission from the House will have to be given for each specific
case before they will be able to step in and either remove round up and

kill

animals. That is at least my understanding of how the Act is worded at the
moment.

Slowly but surely our rights as animal owners are being removed. To sit

back

and ignore this might make it too late. As animal owners and lovers we need
to make our views felt before this Act becomes law. If you think this could
never happen to you – then think back to some nine months ago. Did the
farmers and countless pet owners ever imagine that their animals would be
taken from them and slaughtered, many of them healthy and of no risk to
anyone or anything. What this Government did then was illegal. Some of us
fought them, those of us who knew that what they were doing was wrong that
is! Many more believed that the Government was acting within the law and
just handed their animals over. Imagine how they felt when they realised
they had been lied to.

They had stood and watched all their healthy animals being slaughtered
believing that they had NO other choice.

At the moment we still do have a choice – to try and stop this Act becoming
law.

Please do not sit back and allow this to happen – take some positive steps
today.

Write to your MP and tell them you object strongly to this new Act.
Write to Tony Blair stating the same.
Ring your local radio, etc.
Write to newspapers, magazines write to anyone who YOU feel will listen.
Whatever you decide to do please ACT now – tomorrow could be to late.
Coleen L Taylor

Cumbria

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Originally from: "Chris Phillips" <...>
To: <...>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: [farmtalking] The Govt's proposed new additions to the Animal Health Act

Coleen,

I am sending a letter to all the dog and cat mags, also Kennel Club and

all

the dog clubs I can get hold of which is a lot and also dog sites on web,
also going to try and enlist the big pet food superstores help, one of my
instructors is a manager at one, though I doubt somehow that they will get
involved, it's their business that will suffer if pets were taken in any
numbers though, the trouble is as you say is that people are so

complacent,

we did a quick poll of our members at dog club and I would say 60% said

the

government wouldn't dare! or Oh they don't mean animals as in dogs and

cats!

Hopefully I have made them think though. Somehow we need to stir up the

huge

numbers of pet owners to fight this bill and so help the farm animals
owners.

Is it ok if I poach some of your text?

Chris

----Original Message-----
From: Coleen Taylor <...>
To: ... <...>
Date: 01 November 2001 14:00
Subject: Re: [farmtalking] The Govt's proposed new additions to the Animal
Health Act

This is my written article which I am sending out to all papers and mags
etc.
Coleen

If this Government has it's the way the 'New Animal Health Act' will soon
become law. It will give DEFRA and Veterinary Inspectors the right to

enter

our premises and our homes and remove any animal they suspect of having
either foot and mouth or scrapie, or in their view likely to spread

either

of them. If you think that this Act is only appertaining to farm

animals –

then you would be wrong. The New Act will give them the power to

encompass

all animals. An example might be – that if your dogs ran through a field

and

some days later the animals in that field contacted foot and mouth, they
would then have the legal right to slaughter your dogs as having come

into

contact with infected animals. Your dogs could be considered as

'dangerous

contacts' and likely to spread the virus even more.

With this Act we will no longer have the right or the law on our side to
keep them off our premises and protect our animals. This is also just the
thin end of the wedge. The Act will also cover other animal diseases,
although permission from the House will have to be given for each

specific

case before they will be able to step in and either remove round up and

kill

animals. That is at least my understanding of how the Act is worded at

the

moment.

Slowly but surely our rights as animal owners are being removed. To sit

back

and ignore this might make it too late. As animal owners and lovers we

need

to make our views felt before this Act becomes law. If you think this

could

never happen to you – then think back to some nine months ago. Did the
farmers and countless pet owners ever imagine that their animals would be
taken from them and slaughtered, many of them healthy and of no risk to
anyone or anything. What this Government did then was illegal. Some of us
fought them, those of us who knew that what they were doing was wrong

that

is! Many more believed that the Government was acting within the law and
just handed their animals over. Imagine how they felt when they realised
they had been lied to.

They had stood and watched all their healthy animals being slaughtered
believing that they had NO other choice.

At the moment we still do have a choice – to try and stop this Act

becoming

law.

Please do not sit back and allow this to happen – take some positive

steps

today.

Write to your MP and tell them you object strongly to this new Act.
Write to Tony Blair stating the same.
Ring your local radio, etc.
Write to newspapers, magazines write to anyone who YOU feel will listen.
Whatever you decide to do please ACT now – tomorrow could be to late.
Coleen L Taylor

Cumbria

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Originally from: Coleen Taylor <...>
To: ... <...>
Date: 01 November 2001 20:03
Subject: Re: [farmtalking] The Govt's proposed new additions to the Animal Health Act

Please feel free to use whatever – we are all on the same side!
Just a word I did send my article to some cats mags and they asked me to
change the dogs bit to cats!! which made me smile – a light moment in sad
times.
I have sent it to several animal welfare organisations (not the RSPCA) just
in case they are also not aware of the full extent of this bill. I did
advocates for animals, animals aid, CIWF, uncaged and a few more. Did not
do NCDL or the blue cross so perhaps we should get them on board.

Coleen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Phillips" <...>
To: <...>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: [farmtalking] The Govt's proposed new additions to the Animal
Health Act

Coleen,

I am sending a letter to all the dog and cat mags, also Kennel Club and

all

the dog clubs I can get hold of which is a lot and also dog sites on

web,

also going to try and enlist the big pet food superstores help, one of my
instructors is a manager at one, though I doubt somehow that they will

get

involved, it's their business that will suffer if pets were taken in any
numbers though, the trouble is as you say is that people are so

complacent,

we did a quick poll of our members at dog club and I would say 60% said

the

government wouldn't dare! or Oh they don't mean animals as in dogs and

cats!

Hopefully I have made them think though. Somehow we need to stir up the

huge

numbers of pet owners to fight this bill and so help the farm animals
owners.

Is it ok if I poach some of your text?

Chris

----Original Message-----
From: Coleen Taylor <...>
To: ... <...>
Date: 01 November 2001 14:00
Subject: Re: [farmtalking] The Govt's proposed new additions to the

Animal

Health Act

This is my written article which I am sending out to all papers and mags
etc.
Coleen

If this Government has it's the way the 'New Animal Health Act' will

soon

become law. It will give DEFRA and Veterinary Inspectors the right to

enter

our premises and our homes and remove any animal they suspect of having
either foot and mouth or scrapie, or in their view likely to spread

either

of them. If you think that this Act is only appertaining to farm

animals –

then you would be wrong. The New Act will give them the power to

encompass

all animals. An example might be – that if your dogs ran through a field

and

some days later the animals in that field contacted foot and mouth, they
would then have the legal right to slaughter your dogs as having come

into

contact with infected animals. Your dogs could be considered as

'dangerous

contacts' and likely to spread the virus even more.

With this Act we will no longer have the right or the law on our side to
keep them off our premises and protect our animals. This is also just

the

thin end of the wedge. The Act will also cover other animal diseases,
although permission from the House will have to be given for each

specific

case before they will be able to step in and either remove round up and

kill

animals. That is at least my understanding of how the Act is worded at

the

moment.

Slowly but surely our rights as animal owners are being removed. To sit

back

and ignore this might make it too late. As animal owners and lovers we

need

to make our views felt before this Act becomes law. If you think this

could

never happen to you – then think back to some nine months ago. Did the
farmers and countless pet owners ever imagine that their animals would

be

taken from them and slaughtered, many of them healthy and of no risk to
anyone or anything. What this Government did then was illegal. Some of

us

fought them, those of us who knew that what they were doing was wrong

that

is! Many more believed that the Government was acting within the law and
just handed their animals over. Imagine how they felt when they realised
they had been lied to.

They had stood and watched all their healthy animals being slaughtered
believing that they had NO other choice.

At the moment we still do have a choice – to try and stop this Act

becoming

law.

Please do not sit back and allow this to happen – take some positive

steps

today.

Write to your MP and tell them you object strongly to this new Act.
Write to Tony Blair stating the same.
Ring your local radio, etc.
Write to newspapers, magazines write to anyone who YOU feel will listen.
Whatever you decide to do please ACT now – tomorrow could be to late.
Coleen L Taylor

Cumbria

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----- Original Message -----
From: ...

Originally from: Coleen Taylor <...>
To: <...>
Sent: 01 November 2001 20:01
Subject: Re: [farmtalking] The Govt's proposed new additions to the Animal Health Act

Please feel free to use whatever – we are all on the same side!
Just a word I did send my article to some cats mags and they asked me to
change the dogs bit to cats!! which made me smile – a light moment in sad
times.
I have sent it to several animal welfare organisations (not the RSPCA)

just

in case they are also not aware of the full extent of this bill. I did
advocates for animals, animals aid, CIWF, uncaged and a few more. Did not
do NCDL or the blue cross so perhaps we should get them on board.

Coleen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Phillips" <...>
To: <...>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: [farmtalking] The Govt's proposed new additions to the Animal
Health Act

Coleen,

I am sending a letter to all the dog and cat mags, also Kennel Club and

all

the dog clubs I can get hold of which is a lot and also dog sites on

web,

also going to try and enlist the big pet food superstores help, one of

my

instructors is a manager at one, though I doubt somehow that they will

get

involved, it's their business that will suffer if pets were taken in any
numbers though, the trouble is as you say is that people are so

complacent,

we did a quick poll of our members at dog club and I would say 60% said

the

government wouldn't dare! or Oh they don't mean animals as in dogs and

cats!

Hopefully I have made them think though. Somehow we need to stir up the

huge

numbers of pet owners to fight this bill and so help the farm animals
owners.

Is it ok if I poach some of your text?

Chris

----Original Message-----
From: Coleen Taylor <...>
To: ... <...>
Date: 01 November 2001 14:00
Subject: Re: [farmtalking] The Govt's proposed new additions to the

Animal

Health Act

This is my written article which I am sending out to all papers and

mags

etc.
Coleen

If this Government has it's the way the 'New Animal Health Act' will

soon

become law. It will give DEFRA and Veterinary Inspectors the right to

enter

our premises and our homes and remove any animal they suspect of having
either foot and mouth or scrapie, or in their view likely to spread

either

of them. If you think that this Act is only appertaining to farm

animals –

then you would be wrong. The New Act will give them the power to

encompass

all animals. An example might be – that if your dogs ran through a

field

and

some days later the animals in that field contacted foot and mouth,

they

would then have the legal right to slaughter your dogs as having come

into

contact with infected animals. Your dogs could be considered as

'dangerous

contacts' and likely to spread the virus even more.

With this Act we will no longer have the right or the law on our side

to

keep them off our premises and protect our animals. This is also just

the

thin end of the wedge. The Act will also cover other animal diseases,
although permission from the House will have to be given for each

specific

case before they will be able to step in and either remove round up and

kill

animals. That is at least my understanding of how the Act is worded at

the

moment.

Slowly but surely our rights as animal owners are being removed. To sit

back

and ignore this might make it too late. As animal owners and lovers we

need

to make our views felt before this Act becomes law. If you think this

could

never happen to you – then think back to some nine months ago. Did the
farmers and countless pet owners ever imagine that their animals would

be

taken from them and slaughtered, many of them healthy and of no risk to
anyone or anything. What this Government did then was illegal. Some of

us

fought them, those of us who knew that what they were doing was wrong

that

is! Many more believed that the Government was acting within the law

and

just handed their animals over. Imagine how they felt when they

realised

they had been lied to.

They had stood and watched all their healthy animals being slaughtered
believing that they had NO other choice.

At the moment we still do have a choice – to try and stop this Act

becoming

law.

Please do not sit back and allow this to happen – take some positive

steps

today.

Write to your MP and tell them you object strongly to this new Act.
Write to Tony Blair stating the same.
Ring your local radio, etc.
Write to newspapers, magazines write to anyone who YOU feel will

listen.

Whatever you decide to do please ACT now – tomorrow could be to late.
Coleen L Taylor

Cumbria

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----- Original Message -----
From: ...

Originally from: "Chris Phillips" <...>
To: <...>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: [farmtalking] The Govt's proposed new additions to the Animal Health Act

Thanks, NCDL are pretty good so I will certainly involve them, they are
wanting to get me on the talks programme so have been speaking to them
anyway, will send out to whoever I can think of the more the better.
Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: Coleen Taylor <...>
To: ... <...>
Date: 01 November 2001 20:03
Subject: Re: [farmtalking] The Govt's proposed new additions to the Animal
Health Act

Please feel free to use whatever – we are all on the same side!
Just a word I did send my article to some cats mags and they asked me to
change the dogs bit to cats!! which made me smile – a light moment in

sad

times.
I have sent it to several animal welfare organisations (not the RSPCA)

just

in case they are also not aware of the full extent of this bill. I did
advocates for animals, animals aid, CIWF, uncaged and a few more. Did

not

do NCDL or the blue cross so perhaps we should get them on board.

Coleen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Phillips" <...>
To: <...>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: [farmtalking] The Govt's proposed new additions to the

Animal

Health Act

Coleen,

I am sending a letter to all the dog and cat mags, also Kennel Club and

all

the dog clubs I can get hold of which is a lot and also dog sites on

web,

also going to try and enlist the big pet food superstores help, one of

my

instructors is a manager at one, though I doubt somehow that they will

get

involved, it's their business that will suffer if pets were taken in

any

numbers though, the trouble is as you say is that people are so

complacent,

we did a quick poll of our members at dog club and I would say 60% said

the

government wouldn't dare! or Oh they don't mean animals as in dogs and

cats!

Hopefully I have made them think though. Somehow we need to stir up the

huge

numbers of pet owners to fight this bill and so help the farm animals
owners.

Is it ok if I poach some of your text?

Chris

----Original Message-----
From: Coleen Taylor <...>
To: ... <...>
Date: 01 November 2001 14:00
Subject: Re: [farmtalking] The Govt's proposed new additions to the

Animal

Health Act

This is my written article which I am sending out to all papers and

mags

etc.
Coleen

If this Government has it's the way the 'New Animal Health Act' will

soon

become law. It will give DEFRA and Veterinary Inspectors the right to

enter

our premises and our homes and remove any animal they suspect of

having

either foot and mouth or scrapie, or in their view likely to spread

either

of them. If you think that this Act is only appertaining to farm

animals –

then you would be wrong. The New Act will give them the power to

encompass

all animals. An example might be – that if your dogs ran through a

field

and

some days later the animals in that field contacted foot and mouth,

they

would then have the legal right to slaughter your dogs as having come

into

contact with infected animals. Your dogs could be considered as

'dangerous

contacts' and likely to spread the virus even more.

With this Act we will no longer have the right or the law on our side

to

keep them off our premises and protect our animals. This is also just

the

thin end of the wedge. The Act will also cover other animal diseases,
although permission from the House will have to be given for each

specific

case before they will be able to step in and either remove round up

and

kill

animals. That is at least my understanding of how the Act is worded at

the

moment.

Slowly but surely our rights as animal owners are being removed. To

sit

back

and ignore this might make it too late. As animal owners and lovers we

need

to make our views felt before this Act becomes law. If you think this

could

never happen to you – then think back to some nine months ago. Did the
farmers and countless pet owners ever imagine that their animals would

be

taken from them and slaughtered, many of them healthy and of no risk

to

anyone or anything. What this Government did then was illegal. Some of

us

fought them, those of us who knew that what they were doing was wrong

that

is! Many more believed that the Government was acting within the law

and

just handed their animals over. Imagine how they felt when they

realised

they had been lied to.

They had stood and watched all their healthy animals being slaughtered
believing that they had NO other choice.

At the moment we still do have a choice – to try and stop this Act

becoming

law.

Please do not sit back and allow this to happen – take some positive

steps

today.

Write to your MP and tell them you object strongly to this new Act.
Write to Tony Blair stating the same.
Ring your local radio, etc.
Write to newspapers, magazines write to anyone who YOU feel will

listen.

Whatever you decide to do please ACT now – tomorrow could be to late.
Coleen L Taylor

Cumbria

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----- Original Message -----
From: ...

Originally from: <...>
To: <...>
Cc: <...>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 10:47 PM
Subject: [farmtalking] Animal Health Act

Could somebody please help sort my brain out!!!!
Got an ear infection--told to behave myself for a few days!!
No horse riding feeling dizzy.

The following consultation on Animal Disease Control is almost closed--23rd May

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HREF="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/agriculture/adcp-01.asp">http
://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/agriculture/adcp-01.asp</A>

I read:
6. The powers of Scottish Ministers are governed by the Animal Health Act 1981. Since then there have been a number of developments in the science of disease control, the identification of new and emerging disease threats and also heightened awareness of disease risks.

Animal Health Act 2002
41. Section 19 provides that the Act extends to England and Wales only

Am I the only person who hadnt taken in that Scotland had not adopted the 2002 Act yet!!

So this consultation is IT:

27. A possible Scottish Bill to amend the Animal Health Act 1981, so far as Scotland is concerned, and to take new related powers, is likely to include the following:An extended power to slaughter animals for disease control/prevention reasons

30. The intention now is to make the slaughter powers explicit, i.e. slaughter wherever this is necessary for disease control and prevention reasons. Put simply, if animals are at risk of infection then the wider slaughter power would be available as part of a number of measures within the
strategy to control quickly, and then eliminate, a serious disease. The proposed new power could include, for example, animals that had been vaccinated against FMD.

31. It is also thought sensible, again to address the possible risk of animal
disease spreading rapidly, to be able to extend these wider slaughter powers to diseases other than FMD, for instance the 14 other List A diseases (see Annex A). For example, in the case of Classical Swine Fever, in a densely populated pig area, pre-emptive slaughter of these animals might be necessary
to prevent disease spreading.

And so it goes on--any help to respond or please respond yourselves if you havent already done so.
Thanks Mona

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Author wrote:
Dear Mona
I have rewritten the front page of http://www.warmwell.com to bemoan this
situation. Poor old Scotland. Will the farmers in Galloway and Dumfries
allow this consultation to pass without protest? I also hope the Royal
Society is aware of just how little its recommendations are being followed.
I wish I could do more – but my poor mum is very ill and I am only able to
do warmwell as a respite from worry at the moment. Like you, my brain is
befuddled. I do hope your ears are better soon. Nothing wrong with your
eyes. How brilliant you are at spotting things. Wish I could do more.
All the very best
Mary
----- Original Message -----
From: <...>
To: <...>
Cc: <...>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 10:47 PM
Subject: [farmtalking] Animal Health Act
Could somebody please help sort my brain out!!!!
Got an ear infection--told to behave myself for a few days!!
No horse riding feeling dizzy.
The following consultation on Animal Disease Control is almost closed--23rd
May
<A
HREF="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/agriculture/adcp-01.asp">http
://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/agriculture/adcp-01.asp</A>
I read:
6. The powers of Scottish Ministers are governed by the Animal Health Act
1981. Since then there have been a number of developments in the science of
disease control, the identification of new and emerging disease threats and
also heightened awareness of disease risks.
Animal Health Act 2002
41. Section 19 provides that the Act extends to England and Wales only
Am I the only person who hadnt taken in that Scotland had not adopted the
2002 Act yet!!
So this consultation is IT:
27. A possible Scottish Bill to amend the Animal Health Act 1981, so far as
Scotland is concerned, and to take new related powers, is likely to include
the following:An extended power to slaughter animals for disease
control/prevention reasons
30. The intention now is to make the slaughter powers explicit, i.e.
slaughter wherever this is necessary for disease control and prevention
reasons. Put simply, if animals are at risk of infection then the wider
slaughter power would be available as part of a number of measures within
the
strategy to control quickly, and then eliminate, a serious disease. The
proposed new power could include, for example, animals that had been
vaccinated against FMD.
31. It is also thought sensible, again to address the possible risk of
animal
disease spreading rapidly, to be able to extend these wider slaughter powers
to diseases other than FMD, for instance the 14 other List A diseases (see
Annex A). For example, in the case of Classical Swine Fever, in a densely
populated pig area, pre-emptive slaughter of these animals might be
necessary
to prevent disease spreading.
And so it goes on--any help to respond or please respond yourselves if you
havent already done so.
Thanks Mona
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