Lucy, I know how you feel, every time i see a column of smoke, my heart sinks, even though it might only be a bonfire.
I talked to two people who have smallholdings at the weekend. If this "firebreak" cull happens here, they will lose their few loved animals. One has angora goats, the other, jacob's sheep (the ones I had the fleeces from). Only a few, but they will have to go.
Bron.