It seems that this has been done to recover the costs of culling TB infected animals (including compensation to farmer's). Times are hard, money is short and it's accepted that funding cuts have had to be made. However, this is a health risk. Perhaps some of the foreign aid could be redirected towards TB prevention.
Bovine TB in milk as well as beef
Cattle with TB sold as food by government department
Badger cull and the TB meat scandal
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