Archive: Bovine TB concern in Wales in May 2002

It is a curse, lurking in our countryside.

For decades, bovine TB has been ruining livelihoods in rural Wales, leading to the slaughter of tens of thousands of cattle.

It has also been responsible for a fraught and sometimes bitter war of words between campaigners about how best to tackle the threat it poses.

That debate looks set to resurface on Tuesday as the Welsh Government announces a "refreshed approach" to combating the disease.

Here is an archive report from May 2002, when there was mounting concern about the number of cases and calls for something to be done.