S. KOREAN GOVT. TO REVISE AND IMPLEMENT RULES ON ANIMAL ABUSE

Highlights –

• S. Korean Govt. to revise and implement rules on animal abuse.
• Slaughtering of animals cruelly will face imprisonment of up to three years or a fine of 3 million won.
• Pets need to wear name tags that include information a...

SOUTH KOREA’S HIGHLY PATHOGENIC BIRD FLU CASE RISES TO 67

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• South Korea’s highly pathogenic bird flu case rises to 67.
• The government reported the latest case of the H5N8 strain of avian influenza came from an egg farm in Yongin.
• The price of chicken and duck meat in the cou...

SOUTH KOREA STARING AT YET ANOTHER AVIAN INFLUENZA CASE IN CHICKEN FARM

• South Korea is staring right into the face of another suspected case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) from a chicken farm in the south of Seoul, in yet another indication that the disease could be burgeoning quickly nationwide.
• Local authorities are busy carrying out a...

21 million wastewater treatment has been officially opened in Inverurie

A £21 million state-of-the-art wastewater treatment has been officially opened in Inverurie, which has the potential to reduce by half the amount of energy used during the treatment process.

Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment Mairi Gougeon has opened the new wo...