DEFRA Priority, Lead or Disease Prevention?

Well the Lead Shot saga is now in full swing, with post after post and they said this and they will do that arguments!!

It does however really annoy me what DEFRA decides it will and wont get involved with and does make me somewhat think that this must be a money making excercise for them! although not sure how, but will have to give it more thought, ha ha! perhaps they are holding mountains of steel!??

I am convinced that there are far more inportant issues that DEFRA could get involved with, like the way Game and Deer are treated after they are shot then transported and stored at the shoot and more importantly the way they are collected by the game dealer / restaurant!! and the potential threats of transfering of Diseases such as Bird Flu, Wiel's Disease TB etc etc.

Both BASC and DEFRA only seem to be interested in the "Hatch and Despatch" and are not bothered what happens to the animal after that, hence they will not promote good hygiene practice was the animal has left the shoot and make ALL Deerstalkers and vermin controllers abide by a common Hygiene Practice and Bio-Security instead of them just paying lip service just to obtain there certificates!!!.

Yes i do feel very strongly about this areaespecially having spoken to many deerstalkers and they all seem not to give a damn about it and say there is nothing to worry about! and seem to think it is very macho to get covered in blood!

Think i better stop now as will get on my soap box, but i do wish the likes of DEFRA and BASC would take this on board.

Leave a comment, or if your a magazine editor contact me and use this articel in your magazine.

Regards

Phil