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20/11/20 - Live exports, Lorry queues in Kent, Chlorinated chicken

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Live animal export is a controversial issue - animal rights activists have long wanted the trade to stop. The Government is promising a consultation on a ban on "excessively long journeys for slaughter and fattening". All the main ferry companies currently refuse to ship UK reared live animals, but the β€˜Joline’ - a ship run by a Dutch company - transports live animals across the Channel from Ramsgate in Kent. We hear from protesters at the port. There are worries about traffic jams in the event of delays at the ports after the end of the Brexit Transition period. In Kent, there are concerns for the livestock heading for Ashford Market - which deals with around 5000 sheep and 500 cattle every Tuesday. And chlorinated chicken has become inextricably linked with the debate around trade after Brexit. Would a free trade deal with the US mean food produced to lower environmental and welfare standards would be imported into the UK? We hear from the outgoing US Secretary of Agriculture. Presented by Sybil Ruscoe Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons

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