From the Countryside Alliance today:
'ACA and S&TA celebrate u-turn on sheep dip
Congratulations to the Anglers’ Conservation Association (ACA) and the Salmon & Trout Association (S&TA) for successfully lobbying the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) for the suspension of the sale of cypermethrin sheep dip in the UK. This has been done with immediate effect.
As the ACA explains “Cypermethrin has caused catastrophic damage to the wildlife of river systems throughout the country. The ACA and the S&TA jointly called for a ban as long ago as 1997 when these dips became widely used. Only after the threat of legal action from the ACA, including judicial review, and concerted political pressure from the S&TA and others has the VMD agreed to relent.” '
'ACA and S&TA celebrate u-turn on sheep dip
Congratulations to the Anglers’ Conservation Association (ACA) and the Salmon & Trout Association (S&TA) for successfully lobbying the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) for the suspension of the sale of cypermethrin sheep dip in the UK. This has been done with immediate effect.
As the ACA explains “Cypermethrin has caused catastrophic damage to the wildlife of river systems throughout the country. The ACA and the S&TA jointly called for a ban as long ago as 1997 when these dips became widely used. Only after the threat of legal action from the ACA, including judicial review, and concerted political pressure from the S&TA and others has the VMD agreed to relent.” '