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Animal welfare import report sends warning to MPs

‘Closing the Welfare Gap: Why the UK Must Apply Its Animal Protection Standards to Imports' report has been praised for its ‘apt timing' with trade negotiations being brought into focus

Rachael Brown
Lead Reporter
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UK animal welfare A report warning MPs of the disparity between UK animal welfare and that of nations locked in free trade negotiations has been welcomed by the National Sheep Association. READ NOW: EXCLUSIVE:...

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