Mrs. E. Jane M. Barribal,
2  Howpark Farm Cottages,
Grantshouse,
Duns,
Berwickshire,
TD11 3RP

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16/05/2001  -  JANE BARRIBAL_____________________

A Rose by any other name?
Twisted, deceitful, conniving and evil are the words that spring to mind these days when considering the actions of the Government, Scottish Executive, MAFF and the 'gutless' Veterinary surgeons who implement their policies across the Country by breaking their veterinary oath. 

'No more contiguous culls in Scotland' announced Ross Finnie on Monday 14th May. A timely move, as once again it enabled MAFF to avoid a Court Judgment, due to be heard by Lord Clark on Tuesday 15th, concerning the illegal culling of the healthy animals at a Lockerbie Sanctuary.

If the Government is so convinced that their policy is 'Legal' why are they so afraid to have it confirmed by a Court Judgment in their favour?  Is it that they know their policy has been illegal from the start and the consequences of having that confirmed by an impartial Judgment are too horrifying to contemplate?

Either way, they continue on their destructive course, in the vain hope that FMD will be eradicated. Over 1600 healthy cattle and sheep were slaughtered 'on suspicion' in Galloway yesterday within a 3km zone.  The killing continues there today. 

In Scotland for 'Contiguous Cull' now read 'On Suspicion' . A rose by any other name… although this particular flower of deceit does not smell sweet but stinks of foul lies.

North Yorkshire and County Durham are receiving the same treatment as I write.. We were told cattle would be exempted from slaughter and subject to inspection but it seems not to be so in those Counties. The Government make the rules and then break or bend them just as easily, further adding to confusion and dashing all hope along the way.

Dr Alex Donaldson from Pirbright did not hesitate on the Today progamme this morning, to confirm the contiguous slaughter policy has been overkill of appalling magnitude. The risk of airborne infection over more than 100 meters, being negligible if not non-existent. The serological samples from slaughtered livestock and returned with a negative result are overwhelming. They both confirm his opinion and indicate Veterinary surgeons are either so incompetent or the disease so difficult to diagnose, that they should not be allowed to sign a death warrant without a test result confirming infection.  

If farmers want to protect their healthy and valuable stock from this mad and power crazed and ill-conceived Government policy, they should stand firm, forbid MAFF to cull their animals and wait for the Court Injunction. The result will either be yet another retreat from Judgment by MAFF or we will have a Judgment vindicating our assertion that the slaughter of healthy livestock is illegal. Either way, animals will be saved from a murderous and often cruel demise.

In the twenty-first Century, there can be no excuse for not taking advantage of modern medicine and vaccines to aid recovery or prevent FMD in our livestock.

I challenge the Government to prove the legality of their actions.

To have the guts to face a Court Judgment and then the decency to apologize for their mistakes and the will to make amends. Failure to meet such a challenge indicates arrogant, pathetically weak, lily-livered incompetence and complete lack of moral fibre. Hardly the qualities required for Government and certainly not warranting re-election in our Democracy.   
Jane Barribal 

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