Circumstances which led to the slaughter of 44 sheep at the Port of Ramsgate were "absolutely unacceptable", the government has said.

BBC: Port of Ramsgate sheep deaths 'unacceptable'

She said she was "fed up" with a trade that had led to the slaughter of dozens of sheep on the portside at Ramsgate.

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As a result of the negotiations, the Farming Minister Jane Kennedy has confirmed farmers in England will not now have to electronically tag sheep intended for slaughter before they are 12 months old when the new rules come into force.

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Two outbuildings at the farm had slaughter and butchery equipment, Brecon magistrates' court heard, and its officers found sheep heads and other slaughtering equipment in a slaughter barn.

BBC: Mid Wales

The owners of the farm on Llanddaniel, near Gaerwen on the island - which has been badly hit by the outbreak where more than 40, 000 sheep have been culled - had been part of a group who successfully argued against the slaughter of their 60 ewes, lambs and three cattle.

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