On the Ground: The Vet and 100 mysterious deaths

It's 1963 in the village of Smarden and all around the vet, Douglas Good, the animals have started to behave erratically. They pace the ground, run away, or become overly thirsty. Then, they fall down dead. What he does next will make this story one of the strangest of the chemical age. Read the research:  Pesticides, pollution and the UK's silent spring, 1963–1964: Poison in the Garden of England by John ClarkThe Chemical Empire by Sabine Clarke, the University of YorkFollow host Laura Cole on LinkedIn.If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review and share it with a friend.