There’s a lot of talk around comparative 🇬🇧/🇺🇸 standards when it comes to #food and future #trade deals; but what do these differences mean in practice? ⤵️ [Thread, 1/10]

Getting a puppy should never be an impulse decision, lockdown or otherwise. We're urging prospective pet owners to carefully consider both the short and long-term health and welfare needs before adding a new pet to their family 👉 ow.ly/bhAm50ztdRZ ft.com/content/1d1454…

A grim reminder of the devastating impact of #AfricanSwineFever. That's why robust #biosecurity & veterinary #surveillance are vital to keep the disease out of the UK, and why it's equally important not to feed kitchen scraps or catering waste to pigs theguardian.com/environment/20…

Here’s Michael Gove agreeing with Tom Heap two years ago: absolutely no dilution - food imports MUST be to our high standards. I hope he’s able to honour that guarantee now.