Day 247 - 10 May 96 - Page 63


     
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     2   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  C7.
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     4   THE WITNESS:  OK, C7.
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     6   MS. STEEL:   There is a report there from the Bournemouth
     7        Advertiser of 12th October 1989.  This is the article about
     8        which McDonald's solicitors wrote to the Bournemouth
     9        Advertiser.
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    11   MR. RAMPTON:  I would like the witness to have the opportunity
    12        to read the article.
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    14   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.
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    16   MS. STEEL:   Yes.  I was going to say that it does quote
    17        somebody from McDonald's at the bottom of that article, but
    18        you will notice that when you read it.
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    20   MR. JUSTICE BELL: What I suggest you do is read...  Are you
    21        going to ask about captive bolt only?
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    23   MS. STEEL:   Yes.
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    25   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Then read from 'humane slaughter is a myth',
    26        which is the third paragraph in the right-hand column,
    27        please, Mr. Preston.
    28        A.  I have it, sir (pause).  OK, I have read it.
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    30   MS. STEEL:   In that article it says that the quote about the
    31        slaughter methods comes from a consultant pathologist
    32        writing in a meat trade magazine.  There is a quote there
    33        from McDonald's as well, but despite that your solicitors
    34        chose to write to the Bournemouth Advertiser.  If you turn
    35        over you will see the letter there.
    36        A.  This is on?
    37
    38   Q.   On 2nd February 1990, a few months afterwards?
    39        A.  OK.
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    41   Q.   If you just want to read that article, that letter.
    42        (Pause).
    43        A.  OK, I have read the letter.
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    45   Q.   Then following that is a letter from the Bournemouth
    46        Advertiser's solicitors, dated 16th February 1990.  It says
    47        that "they enclose a correction that the editor is prepared
    48        to publish with suitable prominence".  We have not actually
    49        got a copy of that, but the next letter that we have, which
    50        is in the following tab, is a letter from Barlow Lyde & 
    51        Gilbert dated 22nd February 1990.  It says, "Thank you for 
    52        your letter of 16th February together with the suggested 
    53        correction.  This is approved, subject to, 1, the words 'we
    54        are glad to help McDonald's put the record straight' being
    55        inserted as the final sentence and, 2, 'our client costs
    56        being met'.  These total £286 to date.  Subject to your
    57        client's agreeing points 1 and 2 above then this matter
    58        will be finally resolved".  On the next tab we have the
    59        correction which reads, "On October 12th 1989 under the
    60        heading 'Demo, beef over cattle' we referred to a...?

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