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Cost sharing or cost dumping?

Livestock producers deserve to be confused and extremely angry. You’re being asked to pay for something over which you have no control - exotic diseases currently not originating in this country. And there’s a wealth of other measures coming in to overhaul animal health and welfare, which are a minefield...

Posted to Jane King's blog (Weblog) by Jane King on Thu, Apr 2 2009
NFU's TB advert has also been banned

The NFU has been banned from running an advert highlighting the number of cows that are being slaughtered because of TB, following complaints from Vegetarians International Voice for Animals (Viva!) and the Badger Trust. The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that the advert, which featured a...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by Isabel Davies on Wed, Feb 11 2009
Re: Wales leading the way on TB front

Here's the minister's statement in full: STATEMENT TB Eradication Programme Bovine TB is an infectious disease which has a devastating impact on the health and welfare of the national cattle herd in Wales. It is a disease that can be transmitted to humans and to and from other mammals. There...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by Isabel Davies on Tue, Apr 8 2008

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