At least seven out of every ten badgers will be shot across two areas in
England over a six week period. The culls could begin in a few days and
if it is rolled out across the country it could result in the deaths
of up to 130,000 badgers! These animals could completely disappear
from many areas and injured individuals could suffer a slow and painful
death.
Killing badgers is not the
solution!
Scientists who conducted the largest ever study into the
issue concluded that the badger cull would have no meaningful effect on
eradicating bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in cattle in England. The policy to cull
badgers will not help farmers or cattle, but it will decimate badger populations
across the country.
The government is planning
this cull while alternative humane solutions exist! They should focus their
efforts on reducing cattle-to-cattle transmission and on producing viable
vaccines for both cattle and badgers instead of the cull. They should be
listening to scientists and the public by focusing on tackling the root cause of
the problem.
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