n Farmer’s Weekly - Getting priorities straight : editor's note

Abstract

I like to think of myself as being reasonably even-tempered. But, like everyone, there are certain things that get my blood boiling. One of these is cruelty to the helpless and innocent. Right now, thousands of head of livestock across South Africa are suffering because of the drought. This is certainly horrific,you might say, but where is the cruelty in that? No one is wilfully withholding water and feed to these animals, surely?