Pig farmers are 'sitting ducks', NPA chief warns

National Pig Association chief executive Lizzie Wilson told visitors to the Pig and Poultry Fair in Birmingham that worrying amounts of illegally imported pigmeat being seized at the Port of Dover increased the UK's exposure to ASF

23 May 2024 鈥� 2 min read

British pig farmers are 鈥榮itting ducks' when it comes to the increased risk of African swine fever (ASF) following changes to UK border security, industry leaders have warned. National Pig Association...

'Facts are being ignored' - Countryside in uproar over plans to ban trail hunting

Before Christmas, the Government announced plans to ban trail hunting as part of its new Animal Welfare Strategy. However, the Countryside Alliance said it will not give up the fight to save the activity which is deep-rooted in tradition and vital to the rural economy