by Bob Simpson | Jul 26, 2018 | News
Activists want Michael Gove to cancel cull over fears animals suffering slow deaths in cages without water Article by Jane Dalton reporter on Independent Online Once in a cage, an animal has no access to water, and the ground is too hard to dig for food ( Rex Features...
by Bob Simpson | Jul 24, 2018 | News
Badger Trust calls for an immediate halt to badger killing in Wales as Welsh Labour Government waste over £76,000 per badger on failed TB test and cull policy. The Welsh Labour Government has released a report which reviews the outcome of localised badger culling on...
by Bob Simpson | Jul 24, 2018 | News
From The Badger Trust 17th July 2018. The Badger Trust has written to Natural England calling for an immediate halt to the badger culls across England due to the heatwave. The severe and prolonged hot weather which is leading to record breaking temperatures across...
by Bob Simpson | Jul 18, 2018 | News
Article in Derbyshire Live by Nigel Slater, Senior Reporter 17th July 2018 Culling badgers is part of the government’s policy to reduce bovine tb in cattle. A petition aimed to stop badgers being culled onn land surrounding Chatsworth house has attracted over...
by Bob Simpson | Jul 18, 2018 | News
Article in The Independent by Jane Dalton Blood tests were inconclusive, prompting claims the money was wasted. An operation to reduce the spread of tuberculosis in cattle cost £76,000 for each badger culled. The bill to taxpayers in Wales totalled £382,112 for the...
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...
