The end of agricultural shows?
According to Shetland Today,
"MSP Tavish Scott and his Orkney counterpart Liam McArthur are working together to try to persuade the Scottish Executive to exempt the isles from plans to impose restrictions on the operations of shows and sheepdog trials.
The previous Scottish Executive had prepared a draft Animal Gatherings Order for consultation, which would have imposed unworkable restrictions on the running of shows and trials. But such was the response from those involved in such events that the order was withdrawn by the then rural affairs minister Ross Finnie."
Had anyone heard of the draft order? As the (then) Chair of the relevant Committee in the Comhairle I had never got a hint of this either from officers (not blaming them!) or from the regular mailings I received.
Hopefully, Richard Lochhead will see sense, as his comments suggest, and it will all be a non-event.
"MSP Tavish Scott and his Orkney counterpart Liam McArthur are working together to try to persuade the Scottish Executive to exempt the isles from plans to impose restrictions on the operations of shows and sheepdog trials.
The previous Scottish Executive had prepared a draft Animal Gatherings Order for consultation, which would have imposed unworkable restrictions on the running of shows and trials. But such was the response from those involved in such events that the order was withdrawn by the then rural affairs minister Ross Finnie."
Had anyone heard of the draft order? As the (then) Chair of the relevant Committee in the Comhairle I had never got a hint of this either from officers (not blaming them!) or from the regular mailings I received.
Hopefully, Richard Lochhead will see sense, as his comments suggest, and it will all be a non-event.
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