Animal Disease Scheme Angers Farmers' Leaders ; Government Wants Industry to Help Fund New Livestock Health Controls

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Farmers have reacted with fury at plans to make them pay millions of pounds towards controlling animal disease.

It comes after the Government unveiled its draft Animal Health Bill, which would see responsibility for preventing and coping with diseases such as foot-and-mouth passed to a new Animal Health Organisation.

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Animal Disease Scheme Angers Farmers' Leaders ; Government Wants Industry to Help Fund New Livestock Health Controls

The farming industry would be expected to pay half its running costs - though how the money would be collected will only be detailed in a forthcoming ...

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