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1 in this document?
2 A. Yes, we are and we are encouraging many of our other
3 suppliers to take up these recommendations.
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5 Q. If you yourselves discover some improvement that can be
6 made, let us say, a practicable alternative to farrowing
7 crates, will you tell the RSPCA?
8 A. Definitely.
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10 Q. Do the RSPCA visit you in order to see what the state of
11 affairs is at G.D. Bowes & Son?
12 A. Consistently and, may I say, without appointment, sir.
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14 Q. Sorry?
15 A. And without appointment.
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17 Q. Without appointment, so you get unannounced visits?
18 A. Correct.
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20 Q. How often in a year will they come and see you?
21 A. Totally -----
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23 Q. Sorry?
24 A. When you look at the whole system from production on
25 the farms to production in the factory, it is dozens and
26 dozens of times, sir.
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28 Q. Really?
29 A. Yes.
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31 Q. Are there, what do you call them, inspectors, are they, or
32 assessors or whatever they are called?
33 A. I would actually call them assessors --
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35 Q. Assessors?
36 A. -- because if you do not meet the standards you are
37 out.
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39 Q. I was going to ask you, are they fussy?
40 A. Very.
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42 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, I terminate there so far as my
43 examination-in-chief is concerned apart from these
44 documents which I handed in this morning. Perhaps your
45 Lordship might think it is best if we broke off now and
46 came back a bit earlier?
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48 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes, as it happens, I have arranged for
49 someone to come and see me at ten to two.
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51 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, I am sure another 10 minutes would not
52 matter.
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54 MR. JUSTICE BELL: No.
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56 MR. RAMPTON: Sometimes time out of court can save time in.
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58 MR. JUSTICE BELL: It certainly can. Do you think there is any
59 prospect of finishing cross-examination of Mr. Bowes
60 today?
