Written question asked by James Gray (Conservative) on Monday, 19 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 June 2003. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Wednesday, 4 June 2003 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the State Veterinary Service has required that all deer carcasses found or deer culled on the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary be subject to post mortem examination by a qualified veterinary surgeon.

Answer: Mr. Gray: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the State Veterinary Service has required that all deer carcasses found or deer culled on the Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary be subject to post mortem examination by a qualified veterinary surgeon. [115258] Mr. Morley: The State Veterinary Service has not required all deer carcasses found at Baronsdown Deer Sanctuary to be subject to a post mortem. The deer at Baronsdown are wild animals and it would not be usual for the State Veterinary Service to arrange post mortems on wild deer (these would not normally be examined unless they were intended for sale for human consumption). A veterinary inquiry pursuant to the provisions of article 6 of the Tuberculosis (Deer) Order 1989 would be undertaken only if the information received indicated that this was appropriate.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 115258; 406 c410W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Animal welfare Deer Inspections Disease control Post-mortems Wildlife State Veterinary Service Exmoor
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk