Privilege not a right.

Originally from: Pat Gardiner
                        
.2 Animal keepers
“Keeping animals is a privilege, not a right”.

Stakeholder comment during consultation meeting

All farmers, traders, dealers, pet, recreation, sport, and entertainment animal owners should understand and provide for the physical and welfare needs of the animals in their care. They should be able to recognise the signs of disease and should know which diseases are notifiable and have to be reported to Government. All animal keepers have a responsibility to be vigilant, report any suspicion of disease early on, and maintain good disease prevention and control (biosecurity) practices, including compliance with regulations such as livestock standstills and the safe disposal of animals when they are dead. These measures significantly reduce the spread of disease and help to maintain high standards of animal health, animal welfare and public health. In order to meet their responsibilities and legal obligations every animal keeper should employ private veterinarians as necessary. If they cannot fulfil their obligations in this way then people should not keep animals and sanctions need to be considered against those who abuse this position, possibly including permitting or licensing and withdrawal of permission to farm livestock.

Pat's Note: Rarely have I felt so angry and bitter.

The above is an extract from http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/agri/OAHWS.pdf

I would also remind our corrupt and arrogant veterinary profession that it is the responsibility of any free man or woman to keep their home safe from crooks, to give evidence against them and to insist that they are punished, if necessary in front of International Tribunals.

Just let them try telling the wider world "I was told to do it."

To hide disease with human health risks, to lie, cheat and threaten anyone who stood in the way of their deception, of knowingly exporting disease throughout the world. This from the very people that failed to make PMWS a notifiable disease, despite an epidemic, to the dismay of the international authorities.

Page Street and the RCVS could not exist in a free decent society.

Their days are numbered. Foolish men and women – when the British people find out just what they have done, there will be no hiding place for any of them.

To serve the people is a privilege not a right. Just remind them that Knighthoods can be taken away as well as given. Freedom, the same.

Regards Pat Gardiner
www.go-self-sufficient.com