Do Not Close the Veterinary Services Disease Surveillance and Post Mortem facility in Inverness

I realise cuts have to be made, but this is not a good place to start.

Important facility that needs to be maintained in Inverness which is central for those coming from outlying areas of Highland.

This valuable service for the Highlands and Islands is important in helping to maintain animal health. It needs to be retained.

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.

Closure would result in the loss of a much needed facility.

John Kinnaird is quoted as saying that closing the Inverness centre is lunacy. Why are SRUC ignoring his views?

The knowledge of the vets and lab staff in Inverness is massive and has helped my business with its quick service in diagnosing problems within my cows and sheep. Loosing this service is both shortsighted and illogical.

Where on earth could people go if this was closed? Do the right thing, keep it open.

These is an essential service for the North, to ensure that the welfare of their life stock is maintained

I make use of this facility in Inverness for testing fallen stock (Calves and Lambs) and deliver of carcasses, blood and faeces samples for testing to any other station would be cost prohibitive

This is an important service in the Highlands and needs to continue.

Essential service for livestock keepers in the Highlands, please keep it open!

the VIO is totally fundamental to livestock farming here in the Highlands

This is an essential service for crofters and farmers and needs to be available in the Highlands.

This is a facility I as a smallholder have used quite a lot over the past seven years and I would be very sorry to see it go as it has helped me enormously with respect to my own livestock management practices. Travelling much further than Inverness would not be an option and for others like me would represent a great loss. Please reconsider and make sure this resource is kept where it belongs, within the Highland & Island community.

Are the farmers, crofters and rural communities of the Highlands & Islands suddenly less important than the rest of the country? Do they not already have a harder time accessing services because of their remoteness? The planned closure of this vital resource would have a wide-spread negative impact - please reconsider, and work harder to support Highland communities instead of working against them.

This is a vital service to the Highlands. We already have to travel long distances, any further may compromise animal welfare.

Great part of my PhD research would not be possible without the samples provided by this institution. Their outreach to academia is exceptional and invaluable!

sounds like another short-sighted closure which will detriment many

This service is vital to highlands and islands crofters and farmers