Paul Davies Calls for Action on Bovine TB

Ceredigion Penfro Senedd Member Paul Davies has again called for action to be taken to address Bovine TB across Wales.

Mr Davies spoke in a debate on Bovine TB in the Senedd and highlighted the devastating impact the disease continues to have on farming families and rural communities.

He called on the Welsh Government to utilise every available tool it has to reduce transmission of the disease and work towards eradication, emphasising the need for a science-led, holistic strategy that addresses all sources of infection and transmission.

Mr Davies said, “Bovine TB continues to have a huge impact on farmers, their families and rural communities across Wales. It continues to place enormous emotional and financial pressures on farming businesses and remains one of the most significant challenges facing our agricultural industry.”

“Farmers and the wider rural community are looking to the new Welsh Government to provide leadership on this issue, by introducing a holistic approach to tackling Bovine TB that addresses all routes of transmission.”

“The Welsh Government must do everything it can to eradicate this appalling disease. I will continue to raise this issue on behalf of farmers in west Wales and do everything I can to encourage the Welsh Government to use all the levers it has to tackle Bovine TB.”