reads90 Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 I heard on the news this morning here in Aus that you have foot and mouth again In guildford DEFRA Site Hope they get on top of it , and it does not spead and do what it did last time Ali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dew110CSW Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 This is just what we needed, round my area still shows the scars from last time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 its 15 miles away from us, if (when?) the inept bunch of government halfwits DEFRA fail to get it right and it spreads then its not looking good for the livestock on 'our' estate kiss goodbye to this years shoot as well - that'll be another two full time guys out of work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmatt Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 its 15 miles away from us, if (when?) the inept bunch of government halfwits DEFRA fail to get it right and it spreads then its not looking good for the livestock on 'our' estate kiss goodbye to this years shoot as well - that'll be another two full time guys out of work Yep its looking pretty grim, why is we are the only ones that can see it as well! all these officals on the telly this am saying they will nip it in the bud who they trying to kid?! I hope for the people closest to to this outbreak that it does get sorted quickly, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobes Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 My brother in laws farm (where i currently work) is about 8 miles away, as the crow flies. He has over 350 sheep/200 cows, not only does it affect that but it will affect our contracting work as moving from farm to farm may become a lot more difficult. I know that i wont be going to work this week.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soutie Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 As a person who grew up in South Africa we had foot and mouth quite a bit. Instead of slaughtering all out livestock and decimating our country side in SA ring vacanation was used to good affect and kept outbreaks under control. Hopefully Defra follow this line as the Dutch did at the last outbreak. They contained their outbreak and did not slaughter all their cattle. Will have to wait and see, but with DEFRA in charge can't hope too much. As somebody once said DEFRA stands for Doing Everything to Duck up Rural Areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 round here DEFRA means Destroy English Farming and Run Away. Fingers crossed guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeppimp Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 heard late last night, hoping it's an isolated incident and the clowns manage to keep it under control this time. Good luck to anyone nearby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeagent Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 DEFRA = Department for the Eradication of Farming in Rural Areas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 heard late last night, hoping it's an isolated incident and the clowns manage to keep it under control this time. Good luck to anyone nearby ^^Seconded^^ Grim news indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
najw Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 So, if the source of the virus is proven to be the Pirbright labs less than 3 miles away can we expect to see a new phrase added to the vocabulary of the media? Ladies and Gentlemen please welcome.... BIOLOGICAL TERRORISM :ph34r: Don't forget folks, you heard it hear first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Grate loads of crops destroyed due to the floods and rain now this F&M And to top it all they will not be able to let 4x4's go playing to make a few extra ££ to make ends meet another year of not being able to go playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmatt Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 The strain of foot and mouth is the same as that in the pirbright labs! confirmed earlier so DEFRA could soon offically be the Department for the eradication of the countryside! this flamin government ought to just lob the towel in now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas90 Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 The strain of foot and mouth is the same as that in the pirbright labs! confirmed earlier so DEFRA could soon offically be the Department for the eradication of the countryside! this flamin government ought to just lob the towel in now! That bas*ard phoney Blair must be laughing through his socks all the way to the bank! Gordon Brown must wonder what he has done to receive all this treatment of bombers in London and Glasgow, rain, rain and yet more rain and now F&M. Maybe he doesn't say his prayers before going to bed! Just needs our boys to get a plastering in Iraq or Afganistan for a full house. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of cretins............................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmatt Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 That bas*ard phoney Blair must be laughing through his socks all the way to the bank!Gordon Brown must wonder what he has done to receive all this treatment of bombers in London and Glasgow, rain, rain and yet more rain and now F&M. Maybe he doesn't say his prayers before going to bed! Just needs our boys to get a plastering in Iraq or Afganistan for a full house. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of cretins............................... as much as I hate blair and brown I really hope the last thing on your list doesn't happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rob90 Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 The strain of foot and mouth is the same as that in the pirbright labs! confirmed earlier so DEFRA could soon offically be the Department for the eradication of the countryside! this flamin government ought to just lob the towel in now! this government has no shame. when did a minister last resign because of there incompetence? if they cant do a job rather than get demoted they seem to get promoted. it seems to be the monster raving lunatics all dressed in labour colours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Ok this is getting a bit too political. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmatt Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Ok this is getting a bit too political. Yep but that could well be the reality of the situation, this strain is only normally found in vaccines now its on a farm 3 miles down wind of a Defra/manufactures laboratory! call me synical but thats one hell of a coincidance. DEFRA will be really on the rocks soon they are still in the deep brown stuff up to their necks from the flooding fiasco and now it looks like their lab is at fault of potentially ruining british agriculture and many countryside related businesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 We all know what the outcome will be of this.... the DEFRA laborotary will come out squeeky clean, the "other" non government one will be fill of the germs. don't we just know it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob90 Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 I can see into the future.......................... There will be a government inquiry and it will be nobodies fault, there will be lessons to be learnt so lets draw a line under it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Ok this is getting a bit too political. By that I was dropping a very strong hint that this is LR4x4.com, not let's discuss to the enth degree politics, religion, conspiracy theories, little green men, the meaning of life or isn't life in the UK terrible. Internet land is full of sites where debates and arguments on these subjects can take place but this is not one of them. Best keep this particular forum focussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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