by Bob Simpson | Jul 18, 2018 | News
Article in Stroud News and Journal 14th July 2018.# Chris Packham joined a protest against the badger cull when in Stroud last week. The presenter and conservationist held two talks at the Subscription Rooms as part of Stroud Festival of nature on Friday July 6th. In...
by Bob Simpson | Jul 18, 2018 | News
Article by Jonathan Coles for Somerset Live 13.7.2018 Campaigners warn badegers could become EXTINCT if cull is not stopped. The heatwave has had a big impact on the population of the animal. Wildlife groups are pleading with officials to call off this year’s...
by Bob Simpson | Jul 12, 2018 | News
Wildlife campaigners are in the High Court this week to challenge the lawfulness of Defra’s badger cull. Article from the Guardian on 12th July by Olivia Midgley Supported by the Badger Trust, ecologist Tom Langton claimed the Government’s policy was...
by Bob Simpson | Jul 3, 2018 | News
From a report in the Independent on July 1st 2018 by Jane Dalton Foxes and hounds spread TB as well as badgers, study claims, prompting call for greater hunting security. Call for packs to be reined in as research deepened row between wildlife cull supporters and...
by Bob Simpson | Jul 3, 2018 | News
Article in Newbury Today written by John Garvey Petition against badger culling attracts thousands of signatures. Culling is part of the Government’s strategy to eradicate the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in cattle, but opponents say there is no evidence...
by Bob Simpson | May 22, 2018 | News
Animal activist Brian Blessed had a heated disagreement with farmers while hosting a pig and poultry dinner in Warwickshire, it has been reported. The actor was dressed as a Tudor king and had been asked what laws he would enact were he a ruling monarch. Blessed, who...
