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MP calls for 'immediate action' to support small abattoirs

Liberal Democrat MP David Chadwick has warned of the impact of losing small abattoirs on rural economies and animal welfare

Alex Black
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MP calls for 'immediate action' to support small abattoirs

The Government has been urged to take ‘immediate action' to support small abattoirs David Chadwick, Welsh Liberal Democrat MP has warned their continued decline threatens both rural economies and the...

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