Tony, My hearing of the end of Foot and Mouth disease at the BD farm in Gloucester was that they mananged to put off the entry of the MAF to burn the animals, by having many friends come around - over one hundred, plus the TV, and blocked the entrance. MAF couldnt get in, tried again, and by that stage the war was over, so they got away with the blockade. But since then, laws have been introduced that mean that if it happens again, the owners could be hauled off to gaol for blocking the entry of officials. So it means that it was the support of friends that got them through, plus their own courage to stand by their beliefs, but now the law has been invoked to prevent the rights of owners in future. No way they support BD. This whole issue was a very political way to downsize the UK flocks to allow entry of cheap Eastern European meat wasn't it?
Cheryl Kemp Education and Workshop Coordinator Biodynamic AgriCulture Australia Phone /Fax : 02 6657 5322 Home: 02 6657 5306 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.biodynamics.net.au ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Nelson-Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 3:20 AM Subject: Re: Stick to beat organic farmers? > > > > >While in the UK, during the BSE and Foot and Mouth massacres, I was > >visiting > >Organic and Radionic Consultants and was told that there had been no case > >of > >either on an Organic Property. Both only occurred in chemical rich herds > >and > >flocks..... > > > >Gil > > > Famously, a BD farm in Gloucestershire was threatened with slaughter of > their herd because Foot & Mouth had infected a neighbouring farm. There was > a big outcry, they appealed and were let off - so maybe the Ministry > secretly approves of BD? Tony N-S. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail >
