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Farmer banned from keeping animals after 'failing' to test cattle for bovine TB

Shropshire Council said the farmer was also found guilty of five offences related to animal welfare

Chris Brayford
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Bernie Bentick, Shropshire Council's cabinet member for health, said: "This case demonstrates that we will use our powers to prosecute those who do not comply with the minimum standards of animal welfare."
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Bernie Bentick, Shropshire Council's cabinet member for health, said: "This case demonstrates that we will use our powers to prosecute those who do not comply with the minimum standards of animal welfare."

A farmer has been banned from keeping animals for five years after failing to test cattle for bovine TB. Shropshire Council said Stuart Furber, of Rye Hills in Whixall, was sentenced at Telford Magistrates'...

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