Liberal Democrats welcome easing of livestock movements
Following the Defra announcement of the loosening of animal movement restrictions yesterday evening, farm animals can be taken to abattoirs for the first time today since the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey led to a ban on the movement of livestock last week. The restrictions were lifted at midnight for farmers outside the county's surveillance zone. Farmers welcomed the "first step" on the way to restoring normality. Meanwhile, test results on animal carcasses culled on a third farm, next to the second farm already affected, may not be available until Friday.
9 Aug 2007
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