Ministers under pressure on badger culls
Press Review 10 January 2005
Ministers are coming under pressure to allow badger culls after a study showed the process can virtually eliminate tuberculosis in cattle.
Some of our cows are missing
Press Review 6 July 2004
A damning report by the Commons public account committee has slammed the scheme designed to keep track of Britain's cattle.
MPs highlight milk market failings
News Article 8 June 2004
The dairy market in Britain is failing to operate effectively, a committee of MPs has concluded.
Ministers under fire over farming reforms
Press Review 6 May 2004
The government has come under fire for pushing through farming reforms without first considering their impact.
Government sends horses to slaughter
Press Review 22 March 2004
The Conservatives have warned that up to 10,000 horses could be sent from the UK to continental Europe for consumption because of the government's failure to opt out of a new EU animals directive.
Beckett considers badger cull
Press Review 17 February 2004
Environment secretary Margaret Beckett admitted yesterday that she might order a cull of badgers, after listening to farmers' concerns over the spread of bovine TB among Britain's livestock.
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Animal welfare review begins
News Article 12 December 2003
Ministers have launched a review of animal welfare and the livestock industry.
Auditor calls for livestock movement improvements
News Article 12 November 2003
Systems which chart the movement of livestock around the country need fine-tuning if they are to protect consumers and prevent the spread of disease during any future outbreak, according to
Vet shortage could undermine disease control
Press Review 23 October 2003
