Livestock transport rules based on 'ideological fantasies'

Defra’s new livestock transport proposals show Ministers have opted for ’ideological fantasies’ instead of practical welfare measures, Richard Griffiths, chief executive of the British Poultry Council, has said.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Livestock transport rules based on 'ideological fantasies'

Defra's new livestock transport proposals show Ministers have opted for 'ideological fantasies' instead of practical welfare measures, Richard Griffiths, chief executive of the British Poultry Council,...

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