Lambs getting separated & dying

[Purli R]

RSPCA,if nothing is wrong they wont take it any further,but if something is wrong they will make farmer sort it out,sounds like doing nothing is not an option!

 

[CornishRanger]

I got an abrupt response because I had previously contacted the farm about a dead ewe which was right by the fence above my drive. This was last July. I contacted them again in September. The dead ewe is still there, slowly decaying.

You mean the ewe is still there now, 8 months later? If so that is the case, along with what I've read here I think direct contact with the farmer is probably going to be a waste of time, if that's his attitude to people pointing things out, and fallen stock, I think it'll be a dead end.
As someone said before speak to a local farmer, preferably one your know and trust and see if there is any back story that explains his attitude. I myself, and I guess everyone on here would be mortified to think our stock were being cared for in the way you describe.

 

[CornishRanger]

RSPCA,if nothing is wrong they wont take it any further,but if something is wrong they will make farmer sort it out,sounds like doing nothing is not an option!

I was told by a trading standards officer once that a farmer is within their rights to tell RSPCA officers politely to leave, as farm livestock is trading standards jurisdiction

 

[unlacedgecko]

RSPCA,if nothing is wrong they wont take it any further,but if something is wrong they will make farmer sort it out,sounds like doing nothing is not an option!

I was told by a trading standards officer once that a farmer is within their rights to tell RSPCA officers politely to leave, as farm livestock is trading standards jurisdiction

The RSPCA are a charity with no legal rights or powers. Their "inspectors" are merely charity workers in fancy dress.

The absolutely definitely have no rights of entry or powers of seizure. If one were to find them trespassing they can be asked to leave. If they refuse then one can use reasonable force to remove them, as one would any other common trespasser.

 

[betweenthelines]

100% agree with Unlaced, RSPCA are just a bunch of busybodies with no understanding of livestock.

I suggest OP talks to another farmer who could pass on his concerns to the owner of the sheep (if warrented)

 

[It was already broken.]

You can't stop RSPCA walking up the footpath though. Then once on the field they will wander about until challenged. There used to be a bloke about 3 miles from me who was forever getting them round and prosecuting him for dead animals laying about but he had terminal cancer so each time it came to court the magistrates gave him the benefit of doubt and then the process would start again. It never got sorted till the old fella died.

 

[Purli R]

Point taken,but would think " a n other " farmer having a word,puts that farmer in abit of a catch22, If the said farmer is really so bad(assuming he is)a local farmer havin a word will do no good.

 

[CornishRanger]

Point taken,but would think " a n other " farmer having a word,puts that farmer in abit of a catch22, If the said farmer is really so bad(assuming he is)a local farmer havin a word will do no good.

Not necessarily for that "a n other" farmer to say anything to the farmer in question, but they may be able to provide a more informed view on the situation, having knowledge of the farmer in questions background and situation, and from there it should be clearer the best way to proceed