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The EU rules outlawed the burial of stock on farms. However, this does not appear to bother DEFRA which has failed to confirm details of a national collection scheme - including how it will work, who will fund it and what precautions will be taken to safeguard human and animal health.

As ever there appears to be little logic or reason behind the regulation.  Many farmers are grateful for hunt kennels disposing of around 415,000 carcasses each year at minimal cost.  What about the remaining 3.6 million dead cows, sheep, horses etc?  Without a common sense solution thousands of carcasses will litter the countryside, endangering animal and human health.

The South Herefordshire Hunt continues to offer a fallen stock service for farmers over whose land we hunt.  The service is free for calves that are stillborn and up to a week old although we have to charge for sheep (£20.00), cows £45.00) & horses (140.00).  We will try to keep these charges as low as possible but they are dependent on fuel and ministry costs which we have no control over.