FOI release

Gassing badgers

Whether the 1982 Porton Down badger gas experiments have been used in any recent desk assessments on the humaneness of badger gassing.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and The Rt Hon George Eustice MP
Published
11 April 2014

Applies to England

Documents

Response to EIRs request for information about gassing badgers.

Ref: RFI6427

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Gassing - EIRs whether the 1982 Porton Down badger gas experiments have been used in any recent desk based assessments on the humaneness of badger gassing, and if so, whether Defra has made any request for or reference to the video footage made as a permanent record of the badger gassing.

Published 11 April 2014