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Ramblers lose their way
the Council for the Preservaon of Rural England and the amblers' Association will allow lemselves to be distracted from left anti-lorry activities, they lay find time to attend to two latters which have recently risen.
The first is the proposal by the linistry of Agriculture to allow beef-breeding" bulls to run rith the cows in fields where iere are public footpaths. earing in mind that many Frieian dairy herds are crossed with Charolais bull — most unpreictable animal — to produce a ross-bred beef steer, there is a lear threat to rural safety.
The second is the conclusion y the Agriculture Ministry that adgers do spread tuberculosis mong cattle, despite evidence ) the contrary. Since they now ropose to recommence badgerassing these fastidiously clean nimals are in need of protecon.
Now is the time for CPRE and le Ramblers' Association to low their true colours: Are they )ally concerned with rural and imbling issues, or are they ierely a fifth column of the railfay lobby?
. W. INGHAM-JOHNSON hame, Oxfordshire