Dursey farmer fears in-calf cows will starve

A FARMER has claimed that a number of in-calf cows face starvation on an island off the south-west coast if a dispute over weight restrictions on a cable car is not quickly resolved.

David Murphy, who is tending cattle on Dursey Island for his sick father, Gerald, says the animals are rapidly running out of feed.

“He [his father] has 10 cows in-calf on the island and we can only take small amounts of feed over to them on the cable car. If they stay on the island this winter they are in danger of starving,” Mr Murphy said.