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Sunday 7 October 2007

Moving Vaccinated horses


After 6 weeks of doing the right thing, not moving horses, taking correct biosecurity measures, etc. I have now had horses moved next door to me(touching my horses over the fence) that have just been vaccinated. Contrary to the what the DPI site says about NOT moving horses that are recently vaccinated, someone decided to grant them a permit. They are now in a highly horse populated " clean "area.

No wonder we cant get any straight answers from the DPI, the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.(although some of us think we know). If us with "pleasure horses" aren't important enough to vaccinate, why do we have to bother with the standstill - they are quite prepared to let our horses get sick, just not yet, lets protect the race industry first. The horses that have moved into my neighborhood are 2 year olds. They havent even started their race career yet, nor are they likely to anytime soon. Yet they are important enough to vaccinate. According to everyone I speak to-including vets, it is now only a matter of when, not if my horses get sick.

Thanks for nothing DPI

Narelle

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