by Bob Simpson | Sep 26, 2018 | News
Police drones may be used to monitor protestors in badger cull zones to prevent criminal activity. Superintendent Richard Hooper-Bennett, Silver commander for the badger policing operation in Devon and Cornwall, said that “unfortunately, some areas within the cull...
by Bob Simpson | Sep 26, 2018 | News
By Stephen Morris for the Guardian Devon and Cornwall police warn activists as cull zone is massively expanded Police have warned badger cull protesters that they may use drones to try to keep order in the far south-west of England following heightened tensions...
by Bob Simpson | Sep 26, 2018 | News
by Philip Case for the Farmer’s Weekly The Welsh government has rejected new calls for a widespread badger cull to be introduced in Wales to tackle the spread of bovine TB. The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) had urged the Welsh government to reinstate a previous...
by Bob Simpson | Sep 26, 2018 | News
By Steve Bird for the Telegraph The personal details of farmers carrying out the controversial badger cull have been leaked to animal rights activists in a major data breach. In a security failing hailed a victory by hunt saboteurs and already linked to a rise in...
by Bob Simpson | Sep 26, 2018 | News
BBC News 22nd September 2018 Widespread culling of badgers will not be reintroduced in Wales despite calls from farmers to intervene to stop the spread of TB. The Farmers’ Union of Wales said last year five badgers were killed compared to 10,000 cattle due to...
by Bob Simpson | Sep 26, 2018 | News
By Helena Horton for the Daily Telegraph Cows belonging to Prince Charles are among thousands of animals affected by bovine tuberculosis (bTB), vets have said. There has been an outbreak at the royal farm near Windsor Castle, as well as four in Prince Charles’...
by Bob Simpson | Sep 25, 2018 | News
Badger Cull extended to Cumbria By Sandy Kitching of The Westmoreland Gazette. BADGER culling has been extended into Cumbria to prevent the spread of bovine TB in cattle – a move which the farmers’ union welcomes as part of a combinations of measures.The...
by Bob Simpson | Sep 11, 2018 | News
September 9th 2018 Badger cull expands despite cruelty claims by Shingi Mararike and Jonathan Leake for the Sunday Times The badger cull is set to be widened in what environmental activists are calling the “biggest destruction of a protected species in living...
by Bob Simpson | Sep 11, 2018 | News
University of Edinburgh publish report on Kimblewick Hunt bovine tuberculosis outbreak. By Thomas Bamford for The Bucks Herald September 5th 2018 The University of Edinburgh has released a report into the outbreak of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) at the Kimblewick...
by Bob Simpson | Aug 22, 2018 | News
The Badger Trust is very sad to hear of the death of Don Hunford at the age of 93. Don was one of Britain’s leading experts on badger ecology and behaviour, after spending over 60 years of his life watching badgers and campaigning for their protection . He first...
