Loads of farmers over here commited suicide after losing specialist herds that had been bred over generations . The whole of south west England was decimated with not an animal to be seen in the fields for a long time after . Some farmers gained millions in compensation and diversified , many of the small farmers and hill farmers got nothing !
I don't know what you guys know about the foot and mouth epidemic over here , but Google it . It will get your attention !
Wasn't thinking for one second that you were Clint . To be fair , it was the poor farmers that went thru it . I , along with others was being paid good money to shoot their prize animals .seemed ok til the reality of the horror crept in on just the first day and we did it for weeks on end ! They are currently about to start a badger cull here because of the link to bovine TB . This time I have declined !No, I know Nat, that's why I said that sux. Not at all meant to judge, saying that sux you had to go through that
That one I missed. But I did some culling in the New Forest in the early 80s. Magpies here are a PLAGUE - they're protected - I've seen them mob children for the food. 80 magpies at once is just wrong. But sadly, every so often, one drops in front of my practice targets. Local cats deal with it after. The local feral cats - some are as big as Labradors.
