A video of David’s stock bull, Ernie, and three cows having to be shot on farm because of bovine TB, which was filmed by the NFU at David’s invitation, has now been viewed by more than 113,000 people on YouTube.
Read David's blog here
The blog and video have also received significant national media coverage, with a story about the video appearing in the Financial Times, which has an average daily readership figure of 319,000 people. The story was also posted on the Financial Times website (registration required to view).
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- Farmer's distress as TB reactors go to slaughter
The video, and a story about David’s situation, was also posted on the Daily Telegraph website and Wales Online, where 2,700 people watched the video and 5,000 people read the story.
Local media in Gloucestershire also covered the story extensively, with pieces on BBC1 Points West and BBC Radio Gloucestershire Drivetime, as well as articles in the Gloucestershire Echo and a front-page story on David’s local paper, the Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard.