The facility is staying open. This victory belongs to everyone who fought for our region.
August 5, 2015
Do Not Close the Veterinary Services Disease Surveillance and Post Mortem facility in Inverness
Final supporters
I support Highlands & Islands MSP David Stewart, in his attempts to persuade the Scottish Rural College not to close the Veterinary Services Disease Surveillance and Post Mortem facility in Inverness,which provides vital services to farmers ,crofters and other organisations across the Highlands & Islands.
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Reached 1,000 supporters
July 7, 2015
July 6, 2015
We are approaching one thousand signatures soon. Keep the momentum high so we have the leverage we need.
June 30, 2015
The momentum is undeniable now. Officials are finally starting to listen.
Reached 100 supporters
June 29, 2015
June 26, 2015
We are approaching one hundred signatures. Keep the momentum going until we hit the threshold.
361 Comments
Have we learnt nothing from the foot and mouth debacle? Geographically essential to keep this excellent facility open, Scotland's remote rural community need this, and Scotland needs a spread of post mortem facilities, to cope with whatever the future holds.
This is a critical service for the highland area the remaining centers would struggle with outlying west coast and Island areas This would lead to farmers and crofters not using the service and potentially lead to serious issues not beiging diagnosed
I work in Vet practice in Inverness and we use this service for owners who wish to have their pets post mortemed. It helps to give answers to grieving pet owners and quickly as it's a local service not to mention getting the cadavers quickly to the site.
This would be a disaster for us as farmers - 30 miles from Inverness but well over a hundred to any other facility. It just means we would not bother to find out problems - too costly and time consuming. It's a ridiculous idea.
This is a vital service for livestock owners in the North west of Scotland. I am a crofter in the far north west and feel that is is yet another service under threat of centralization leaving those of us living in the rest of Scotland feeling on the periphery again
I have used this facility over many years.....reasonably accessible(Uist) ,friendly, efficient, illness/disease detection most helpful for stock(sheep) management
An essential tool for crofters and farmers located in the Highlands
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The facility is staying open. This victory belongs to everyone who fought for our region.
August 5, 2015
Do Not Close the Veterinary Services Disease Surveillance and Post Mortem facility in Inverness
Final supporters
I support Highlands & Islands MSP David Stewart, in his attempts to persuade the Scottish Rural College not to close the Veterinary Services Disease Surveillance and Post Mortem facility in Inverness,which provides vital services to farmers ,crofters and other organisations across the Highlands & Islands.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
July 7, 2015
July 6, 2015
We are approaching one thousand signatures soon. Keep the momentum high so we have the leverage we need.
June 30, 2015
The momentum is undeniable now. Officials are finally starting to listen.
Reached 100 supporters
June 29, 2015
June 26, 2015
We are approaching one hundred signatures. Keep the momentum going until we hit the threshold.
361 Comments
Taking away this service could have a detrimental effect on animal health in the Highlands and Islands - where approx. 25% of the livestock enterprises in Scotland are based - thus also majorly impacting the economic viability of the farming community.
Have we learnt nothing from the foot and mouth debacle? Geographically essential to keep this excellent facility open, Scotland's remote rural community need this, and Scotland needs a spread of post mortem facilities, to cope with whatever the future holds.
This is a critical service for the highland area the remaining centers would struggle with outlying west coast and Island areas This would lead to farmers and crofters not using the service and potentially lead to serious issues not beiging diagnosed
I work in Vet practice in Inverness and we use this service for owners who wish to have their pets post mortemed. It helps to give answers to grieving pet owners and quickly as it's a local service not to mention getting the cadavers quickly to the site.
This would be a disaster for us as farmers - 30 miles from Inverness but well over a hundred to any other facility. It just means we would not bother to find out problems - too costly and time consuming. It's a ridiculous idea.
This is a vital service for livestock owners in the North west of Scotland. I am a crofter in the far north west and feel that is is yet another service under threat of centralization leaving those of us living in the rest of Scotland feeling on the periphery again
I have used this facility over many years.....reasonably accessible(Uist) ,friendly, efficient, illness/disease detection most helpful for stock(sheep) management
An essential tool for crofters and farmers located in the Highlands
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Taking away this service could have a detrimental effect on animal health in the Highlands and Islands - where approx. 25% of the livestock enterprises in Scotland are based - thus also majorly impacting the economic viability of the farming community.