RHA Recovery Group says "Give us a break Mr Livingstone"
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RHA Seeks Compensation for Livestock Hauliers
The Road Haulage Association is considering options for suing for damages on behalf of livestock hauliers, following the recently released HSE report on the cause of the foot and mouth out break at Pirbright research centre.
Roger Wrapson, Secretary of the Livestock Carriers Group of the Association, says, “Livestock hauliers were instructed to stop moving animals when the out-break was reported and then, when the blanket ban was lifted, faced onerous restrictions and limitations on the work they could do. These were sensible precautions for the government to take but nonetheless resulted in considerable loss of work and revenue.
“A stable and professional Livestock transport industry plays a vital role in supporting British farmers and the meat supply chain and is still recovering from the devastating impact of the outbreak of foot and mouth in 2001. We need recognition for the vital link we provide and to encourage entepreneurs to enter the industry to invest heavily in vehicles for the new Animal Welfare Regulations and to ease the current lack of industry capacity during one of the busiest periods.
“It is essential that hauliers be compensated for the loss of work and difficulties they have suffered as a result of this outbreak, due to no fault of their own,” he concluded.
