Devon farm confirmed as 1,000th foot-and-mouth case

A family-run farm owned by a 74-year-old man who was born on the property has become the 1,000th case of foot-and-mouth disease in the UK.

Higher Thornham Farm, at Romansleigh, near South Moulton, Devon, is run by Stanley and Ruth Chudley and their two daughters. It has 48 cattle and 330 sheep, all of which will now be slaughtered.