British Horse Society Oxfordshire kicks off Ragwort Clearing
Campaign
The British Horse Society's Oxfordshire County will kick
off its annual Ragwort Clearing Campaign on Monday 11 July
- with a band of helpers out every day of the week for three
weeks clearing the roadside of this poisonous weed.
Dinah Harris, Oxfordshire County Welfare Officer for The
BHS, is leading the campaign.
She will be tracking the progress and marking off all roads
that have been cleared.
Dinah said: "Our aim is to clear every roadside verge
in Oxfordshire by the end of the three-week campaign - if
anyone has already cleared their area I would be grateful
if they would let me know so I can mark it down."
BHS Southern Development Officer Andrea Jackman said: "Dinah
and her team will be working flat out over the next three
weeks, and every horse owner in Oxfordshire will benefit from
their hard work.
"If anyone is able to volunteer, please contact Dinah.
She would be very pleased to hear from you."
Ragwort is a potentially lethal weed when consumed by horses
or ponies. It causes liver failure and, consequently, is a
killer of animals that eat it.
The BHS has been campaigning to raise Ragwort awareness and
this year organised two Ragwort Awareness Weeks in July and
September - the common growth periods for immature plants.
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