The Government must make an immediate decision to proceed with badger cull roll out this year or risk losing the trust of the farmers who helped to elect them, say industry leaders in the South West.
Implementing a 25-year bovine TB eradication plan, including badger cull roll out, was one of the Conservatives’ manifesto pledges, but despite winning a majority in the general election...
The company which ran the pilot badger cull in Somerset have applied for an extension of two to three weeks to complete their work.
Natural England, the national executive responsible for protecting and improving England's natural enviroment is currently considering the application.
Gloucestershire is expected to also apply for an extension.
The National Farmers Union today announced that pilot badger culls have started to help bring bovine TB under control.
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease of cattle. The scale of infection and the cost make bovine TB one of the biggest challenges that the cattle farming industry faces, particularly in the west and south west of England.
On the eve of a potentially devastating badger cull, Team Badger has published a report exposing the myths which underpin these misguided plans.
Team Badger’s ‘Mythbusters Report’ has been published to correct inaccuracies and misconceptions being used to justify the killing of thousands of badgers. The group, made up of the RSPCA, IFAW, the Humane Society International (UK), Born Free...
