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Animal activism has 'ramped up', warns NPA chair

National Pig Association, chair Rob Mutimer, said increased activity from animal activists over the last 3 months was one of the 鈥榤ajor issues' facing the pig sector right now, not only at farm level, but he said he was also alarmed by the increased number of processors which were being targeted

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
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Animal activism has 'ramped up', warns NPA chair

Farmers have been warned that animal activism has 鈥榬amped up over the past three months' and was 鈥榖ecoming more intimidating'. Pig farmers National Pig Association chair, Rob Mutimer, said after a...

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