The committee warned that if the bill became law it could face legal challenges on human rights grounds that could lead to eligibility being extended over time.
"We had information that a beaver had been seen on this section of the River Dyfi, and we were told to get to this particular site at 18:00 and the beaver will be there," said Williams."We had gone out a few days before, and it poured with rain and we'd seen nothing.
"And I must admit, I was thinking, we're not going to get it."But then when we went on the first dry day, 18:00, and the beaver was there."Williams said the beaver "didn't pay us any attention at all".
"It was very chill," he added."We were on the opposite bank, and we thought we better be quiet, don't move around. And the beaver just saw us and it just carried on feeding and swam."
Local people have reported seeing the beaver, and others, on the same stretch of the River Dyfi multiple times in recent years.
But exactly where they have come from remains a mystery, after a nearby beaver enclosure ruled out any escapes.Residents say they have "serious environmental and health concerns" about a rat infestation on their street.
Royal Parade Mews, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, has dozens of commercial bins that spill food waste and "support an ever-growing rat population", people living nearby claim.The vermin have also found their way into vehicles, with some residents of the street in the Montpellier area of the town now planning to sell their homes.
Councillor Izaac Tailford, Cheltenham Borough Council cabinet member for waste and recycling, said "regular cleanings" are planned for 2025.Oliver Clark, who lives in Royal Parade Mews, said he pays "amongst the highest" council tax fees in the county, according to the