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Double standards on animal welfare in transport of TB cattle
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<blockquote data-quote="matthew" data-source="post: 1366866" data-attributes="member: 169"><p>The Dorset - N. Wales hike was last year, for milking cattle. And the farmer concerned did all he could to have them slaughtered locally which was a few miles away at Taunton..</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.fwi.co.uk/news/farmer-slams-defra-over-150-mile-trip-for-tb-cows.htm" target="_blank">http://www.fwi.co.uk/news/farmer-slams-defra-over-150-mile-trip-for-tb-cows.htm</a></p><p></p><p>But the article highlights an even bigger problem for the poor old cow who is first on board and is an AH 'mileometer'. So which bright spark dreamed up a haulier payment system where they were only paid if an animal was on board??? how did they think that would work, FFS.</p><p></p><p>She could be only a mile or two from the designated abattoir, yet collected first and travel a couple of hundred miles, rockin' and rollin' all day to get there. </p><p>Clocking up the ££££s</p><p></p><p>If I read the article correctly, it seems that on one occasion (at least?) one such animal died. Yet the lorry continued, collecting his full quota, leading to unbelievable stress on the animals traveling in that lorry.</p><p></p><p>Animal welfare appears to be the last thing on the minds of the desk jockeys at APHA, who are running this miserable business. </p><p></p><p>[USER=12009]@glow worm[/USER] ; The only way that a reactor animal avoids this PAYG mileage to a far distant abattoir, is if it is unfit to travel, or has received meds which exclude it from the food chain. No FCI sheet and it is shot on the farm and goes to the local knackers. </p><p>And Defra lose meat salvage.</p><p></p><p></p><p>y</p><p>g</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="matthew, post: 1366866, member: 169"] The Dorset - N. Wales hike was last year, for milking cattle. And the farmer concerned did all he could to have them slaughtered locally which was a few miles away at Taunton.. [URL]http://www.fwi.co.uk/news/farmer-slams-defra-over-150-mile-trip-for-tb-cows.htm[/URL] But the article highlights an even bigger problem for the poor old cow who is first on board and is an AH 'mileometer'. So which bright spark dreamed up a haulier payment system where they were only paid if an animal was on board??? how did they think that would work, FFS. She could be only a mile or two from the designated abattoir, yet collected first and travel a couple of hundred miles, rockin' and rollin' all day to get there. Clocking up the ££££s If I read the article correctly, it seems that on one occasion (at least?) one such animal died. Yet the lorry continued, collecting his full quota, leading to unbelievable stress on the animals traveling in that lorry. Animal welfare appears to be the last thing on the minds of the desk jockeys at APHA, who are running this miserable business. [USER=12009]@glow worm[/USER] ; The only way that a reactor animal avoids this PAYG mileage to a far distant abattoir, is if it is unfit to travel, or has received meds which exclude it from the food chain. No FCI sheet and it is shot on the farm and goes to the local knackers. And Defra lose meat salvage. y g [/QUOTE]
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