This month, the Countryside Alliance are launching a campaign and consultation to increase awareness of the problem to try and stamp it out and Environment Agency Wales will be undertaking a pollution prevention campaign.

It's taken a hundred years, but new legislation has finally been brought in to look after the welfare of animals. What's been described as 'The most important piece of animal welfare legislation for nearly a century' came into force this week.

The Animal Welfare Act introduces a duty of care on owners and keepers. Its implementation has been long awaited by campaigners who've been asking for legislation against animal cruelty to be strengthend.

With the threat of climate change and an increasing dependence on fossil fuels, it's time we altered the way we live. Lampeter hopes to lead the way and become the first 'Transition Town' in Wales. That means making the move from being heavily reliant on oil, to using substantially less.

But, is it possible, and what changes would it mean to the way local people live their lives? The University of Wales, Lampeter will host a packed public meeting on Tuesday 3 April 2007. The overarching question put to the audience of 450 people will be: 'How can Lampeter and West Wales feed itself as 'cheap oil' runs out and climate change bites? Contact Antur Teifi in Newcastle Emlyn.

Finally, we turn detective to go in search of the elusive Welsh daffodil, and this year the Pembrokeshire Working Gun Dog Society is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Country Focus - Sunday 1 April at 7.32am
(repeated 6.32pm Tuesday 3 April)

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