Farming matters: Emma Harper - 'Dog attack laws will be a deterrent'

Emma Harper, SNP MSP, is a dairy farmer’s daughter from Dumfries and Galloway and has been instrumental in toughening up Scottish laws around livestock worrying.

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Farming matters: Emma Harper - 'Dog attack laws will be a deterrent'

Emma Harper, SNP MSP, is a dairy farmer's daughter from Dumfries and Galloway and has been instrumental in toughening up Scottish laws around livestock worrying. During the last debate of this session...

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