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Home owners are being reminded of the dangers of pouring cleaning fluids and other toxic chemicals down drains after a pollution incident.
It will be cheaper and easier to travel abroad with pets from 1 January 2012, when the UK harmonises its rules governing pet movement with the rest of Europe.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Changes to livestock movement rules will save farmers and taxpayers £70 million over 10 years, Owen Paterson announced today.
Michael Seals opening comments.
Lord de Mauley speaking about bee health at the Friends of the Earth conference on 28 June 2013.
Speech made by Owen Paterson on strengthening the relationship between the UK and Ireland.
Opening comments.by Michael Seals
A case of Avian Influenza (AI) - believed to pose only a low risk to public health - has been identified at a site in East Anglia.
The pet travel rules mean that the risk of rabies coming into the country is extremely low.
The 'If They're Gone…' campaign will run for a full year and starts with a focus on rhinos. Every three months the focus will switch.
Nineteen incidents of illegal poisonings occurred in 2011 bringing the total number of confirmed cases since 2007 to 101.
New plans to help beekeepers protect their hives from pests and diseases to reduce bee population losses have been unveiled.
Exports of live animals through the port of Ramsgate will face tougher welfare checks, Food and Farming Minister David Heath announced today…
China is consuming significantly more Western-style milk, cheese, and yogurt, and Britain can help supply that demand.
Why the government is committed to 'earned recognition' as a principle that should be applied more widely than just farm regulation.
The temporary suspension of trade in 'artistic items' will mean nearly all future applications for the export of rhino horn will be refused.
All the evidence currently suggests that the disease was brought into the UK from infected midges blown across the Channel.
How the AHWBE can help build trust between government and animal keepers and farmers and form a working partnership at all levels.
European Member States have agreed to delay individual movement reporting for older sheep.
This was to improve disease control and help prevent the export of contaminated meat.
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