Stress and Loss

“I feel there is a constant dark cloud of uncertainty over me, causing stress, anxiety and fear. I feel weary, mentally and physically which results in pain in my body"

Farm Crisis Network have just published "Stress and Loss" - a report on research into the human and emotional cost of bovine TB. It's is available from the FCN website
This disease, which is endemic in this area, brings with it an enormous human cost along with the financial cost to both farmers and taxpayers.
Bovine TB is a disease in cattle and wildlife. There are stringent controls in cattle. Nothing is currently happening to tackle the disease in wildlife - it's endemic in badgers in this area. Government hopes are pinned on the hope of developing a vaccine. There is currently nothing available for cattle but the hope is for an injectable badger vaccine next year (though how it will be injected poses problems).
Cattle suspected of having TB are killed.
“The worst thing was that cows very close to calving had to be shot on farm. We could see the calves kicking inside as they died."