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Published 28/09/2007News
Published 28/09/2007
Chaos during FMD Cull!
Chaos ensued during the culling of the third case of foot and mouth on 15 September. According to news sources the cull at a farm in Pyrford went wrong when cattle were corralled together and shot at random.
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Published 23/09/2007
Bluetongue case follows livestock export to Europe
Defra should investigate all potential vectors for the first ever case of bluetongue to the UK:
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Published 21/09/2007
Clones on your plate?
Any day now, the US government is expected to give formal approval for the sale of meat from cloned animals - probably not labelled as such. Meat from cloned animals or their progeny is expected to be on sale within the next three years.
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Published 12/09/2007
FMD: A new case confirmed in Surrey
A new case of foot and mouth disease has been confirmed in Egham, Surrey.
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Published 11/09/2007
Tribute to Ethical Pioneer
Compassion in World Farming offers our condolences to the family and friends of Anita Roddick who died on Monday 10 September 2007.
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Published 28/08/2007
No such thing as cheap meat
Compassion in World Farming is urging shoppers to pay an honest price for meat.
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Published 23/08/2007
Animal exports resume: bad news for British calves
Whilst we share the relief that the long shadow of Foot and Mouth disease has lifted from Britain, the EU decision to lift the ban on exports of meat and live animals from Saturday 25th August is extremely bad news for young British calves.
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Published 13/08/2007
Defra & CIWF meeting
Compassion in World Farming sincerely hopes that we are approaching the end of the latest foot and mouth outbreak in the UK; however, with an incubation period of up to 14 days, we support the Government's call for ongoing vigilance.
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Published 07/08/2007
Defra must vaccinate swiftly to allow animals to live
"We must not allow EU trade to come before animal welfare. We should not forget that we are dealing with hundreds and thousands of sentient beings, animals that feel pain and can suffer"
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