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3,000 people launch legal action against poultry firm and water company over river pollution

Avara Foods and Welsh Water accused of allowing 'industrial scale' chicken production to contaminate waterways

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
More than 3,000 individuals and businesses have launched a legal action claiming poultry production is polluting the rivers Wye, Usk and Lugg
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More than 3,000 individuals and businesses have launched a legal action claiming poultry production is polluting the rivers Wye, Usk and Lugg

More than 3,000 individuals and businesses have issued a joint claim against poultry producer Cargill UK, saying the company's ‘industrial style' chicken production is to blame for pollution in Wye, Lugg...

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