Cattle Society - Record-breaking year
UK - Membership of the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society, and registrations of pedigree Aberdeen-Angus cattle, reached an all-time high last year, according to the society's annual report for the year ended October 31, 2006.The continued expansion of the breed is attributed to the strong consumer demand for Aberdeen-Angus beef and the society says firm action will be taken against traders found to be abusing the Aberdeen-Angus brand. "We remain indebted to those wholesalers and retailers who support the Aberdeen-Angus brand, either through the society's Certified Aberdeen-Angus Beef programme or their own branded programmes," the report states.
"The society continues to take an aggressive stand with those who infringe consumer rights in relation to the Aberdeen-Angus brand and has worked closely with trading standards' officers in the prosecution of such offenders."
Source: ic Teesside.co.uk