§ Viscount Lambtonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he is aware that a 22 colt automatic pistol is not a suitable weapon for killing cattle; and what percentage of 285W the cattle shot with a 22 colt automatic in the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Rothbury last summer, although originally pronounced dead, later became conscious and had to be killed by a humane killer.
§ Mr. PeartI have no information on the efficacy of a 22 free bullet pistol for killing cattle. No such weapon was used at Rothbury. The pistol used on the Highland cattle was a 45 automatic and no humane killer was used on these. Some Galloway cattle were shot with a 22 high velocity rifle. Immediately the last had been shot, a humane killer was used in order to be quite certain that they were all dead.