The (UK) government has announced that it may undertake a badger cull in some areas of England as part of a package of measures to control the disease of bovine TB in cattle. Defra Minister, Jim Paice MP has announced that a consultation will be carried out in September.
Scientific evidence suggests that the culling of badgers may have a limited benefit on the disease within the culled area and in surrounding areas outside the cull it may, at least initially, increase the disease in cattle. We also have concerns on how culling might be carried out.
An injectable TB vaccine for badgers was licensed for use in March and we are dismayed that the Government has announced it is only going to vaccinate badgers against bovine TB in a limited area of Gloucestershire, rather than six areas in Staffordshire, Herefordshire/Worcestershire and Devon as was originally planned. It is currently not clear what alternative plans the government might have to utilize the vaccine.
We also want to see a continuation of improved cattle measures, including pre- and post-movement testing, husbandry and biosecurity.
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Thank you for giving animals a voice.
Anna
2 comments:
Is "cull" ancient Scots for "kill" by any chance?
no.. have a look on this wiki page for more info.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culling
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