Memorandum submitted by Miss D Elsey (BTB
09)
I kept horses for over 40 years and during that
time I visited many farms in the north looking for hay and straw.
I saw cattle in-wintered in the most disgusting
conditions—and this was at the beginning of the winter—end
of September early October. A lot of them were already standing
in slurry in low roofed filthy buildings and were being fed mouldy
hay—I thought the "white stuff" was some sort
of mineral additive until I was enlightened. Many years ago we
were told that TB in humans thrived in congested living conditions
and poor diet—but now we can blame badgers . . . I suspect
the compensation culture encourages bad husbandry and Vets and
Defra probably aren't encouraged to comment on that.
February 2006
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