"Oz" wrote in message
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Jim Webster writes

I must confess that the animal welfare thing is the main axe I have to
grind
with the Soil Association, (SA is such an appropriate acronym). Refusal
to
allow vaccines (other than for fmd which they enthusiastically
advocated)
has struck me as just plain cruel. Disease does not give a stuff about
the
arbitrary whims of a certifying body.

I most heartily agree with you.

Particularly as it's easy to get to use antibiotics, the vet just has to
say it's needed. Which is no different to conventional.

So effectively in many cases they are causing antibiotic use by refusal
to allow vaccines. Insane.


And made far worse by their support for homeopathic treatments. If folks
wish to practice witch doctory or themselves then fair enough, but it
shouldn't be legal for livestock and pets.

Michael Saunby