The 2015 badger cull trials hit their targets, it’s been announced. The three cull areas in Gloucestershire, Somerset and Dorset all stayed within the minimum and maximum cull quotas – the first time this has happened. As a result, the…
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Badger cull protesters issued injunction
A high court judge has granted an injunction against badger cull protesters after lawyers representing the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) said farmers had been targeted. The order includes provisions preventing protesters entering private land without consent and protects farmers from threats and harassment. Anyone found to…
25-year TB plan
Defra has unveiled a bovine TB eradication plan that aims to rid England of the disease by the year 2038. Under the new scheme the country will be divided up into three distinct disease control areas, dubbed High Risk Areas, Low Risk…
Badger cull in June
Environment secretary Owen Paterson confirmed that the pilot badger cull would be implemented in June this year.
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