Tackling sheep rustling; Bird flu in America
Presented by Sybil Ruscoe. The police and farmers join forces to tackle sheep rustling in Lancashire. Livestock theft costs around two million pounds a year.
Lancashire police are working with the NFU to train its officers to be able to spot and tackle sheep rustlers. Livestock theft costs around two million pounds a year.
Nearly 45 million birds have now been affected by a serious bird flu outbreak in America. The number of birds - and US states - affected has doubled in a month. There are no reports of the infection being passed to humans.
Presented by Sybil Ruscoe and produced by Sally Challoner.
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- Thu 4 Jun 2015 05:45麻豆社 Radio 4
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