UK: township enterprises sue the government for foot-and-mouth disease
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Last Update: 2002-04-24
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Lead: London, April 22 (Reuters) - township enterprises hit by last year's outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease have recently sued the British government for £ 1 billion in damages Lawyers representing the township enterprises have released a letter to the British environment, food and Rural Affairs Agency (Defra), in which they claim compensation for the damage and ask the government to conduct an open investigation into the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak last year A spokesman for Defra said that it was unable to comment on legal acts that were inconclusive, but said they were considering the requirements set out in the letter Last month, a group of farmers, veterinarians and township business owners filed a lawsuit that ended in failure after the government refused to conduct a public investigation into last year's outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
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