Tag Archives: Badgers
Bleak future for badgers – by order
It seems badger culling will go ahead in Wales. Last week the Welsh Minister for Rural Affairs Elin Jones laid before the National Assembly the order that will allow culling within a specified area in the south west of the country. … Continue reading
Pause: time for a judgement call on badger culling
The decision over whether or not to allow badger culling in England is to be delayed, Agriculture Minister Jim Paice told the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference. It is to be hoped that the Government uses this extra time to … Continue reading
Threat of Judicial Review clarifies badgers’ fate in Wales
After the recent good news that badgers in England have been saved from the threat of mass culling, the fate of badgers in Wales looked less promising earlier in the year. In April the Welsh Assembly was perceived by the … Continue reading
A great day for badgers – and for public pressure!
Last week’s press release from DEFRA confirmed there will be NO widespread culling of badgers in England in an effort to halt Bovine TB, but a £20million investment in usable vaccines and cattle controls instead. A great day for badgers … Continue reading
Black day for badgers – and farmers
The decision to cull badgers in Wales as part of the fight against bovine TB is ill-judged. Its effects will ripple much wider than the chosen culling area, and they could hit farmers as well as badgers. The Welsh … Continue reading
