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Investigation Report H.24-02 H.54-02 H.58-02

  • Report no:
    H.24-02 H.54-02 H.58-02
  • Date:
    December 2003
  • Body:
    Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department
  • Sector:
    Scottish Government and Devolved Administration

Separate complaints were received from three people who were the owners of animals culled during the 2001 outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. All three complainants questioned the legality of the cull of their animals and the procedures followed in undertaking them.

Updated: December 11, 2018