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The badger cull in Gloucestershire ended this week. The cull company has applied for an extension to Natural England.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Application to extend the Somerset badger cull pilot has now been approved.
The badger cull pilot cull in Somerset has finished. An application has been submitted by the company for a short extension.
Defra responds to claims made by Humane Society International in The Times
Defra rebuts claims made by the Guardian
Rebuts the claim that the badger cull will fail to halt bovine TB
David Heath announces new measures to stop the spread of bovine TB.
The Prime Minister's Spokesperson answered questions on bovine TB, Royal Mail, civil service reform, shareholder democracy and ECHR ruling.
A plan to rid England of bovine TB within 25 years has been set out today by Environment Secretary Owen Paterson.
Reports that the badger culls are primarily to protect human health are wrong.
Michael Seals opening comments.
The Sunday Times claim that people are at risk of contracting bovine TB through eating meat is irresponsible scaremongering.
Information note on Bovine TB.
TB risk information about cattle will be shared at the point of sale so farmers will know the animal’s TB testing history.
Opening comments.by Michael Seals
Leading experts on bovine TB will host Twitter Q&A sessions.
Infrared surveillance cameras monitoring badger visits to cattle farms will be used to determine the risk of badgers entering buildings.
The spread of bovine TB led to the slaughter of 28,284 cattle in England in 2012, a 7% increase compared to 2011.
Protester activity has had no impact on the data used to make these population estimates.
The pilot culls will last for 6 weeks and will be repeated annually for four years.
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