Badger culling is now under way in six English counties Badger culling has been rolled out to more parts of England, in a bid to tackle bovine TB. Seven new licences have been granted, external for ...

English Nature's decision to licence England's badger cull has no scientific basis, write Iain McGill and 26 other distinguished vets in this Open Letter to EN's Chief Scientist. Science Advisory ...

The British Veterinary Association has just launched its long-anticipated Animal Welfare Strategy, writes Mark Jones - and very welcome it is too. But it's also completely incompatible with the BVA's ...

DEFRA’s decision to permit a badger cull in two pilot areas in England will be challenged in the High Court, a judge has ruled. A judge told the Badger Trust on Friday (20 April) that its application ...

English farmers will be allowed to cull badgers to control tuberculosis in cattle under plans unveiled by the government. Livestock producers and landowners could be issued with licences to cull or ...

A judicial review into the government’s plans for badger culling in England to control the spread of bovine TB began at the High Court this morning before Mr Justice Ouseley. The Badger Trust wrote to ...

John Griffiths, the Welsh Environment Minister, scrapped the plan after more than five years of debate, protests across the country and two court cases. Farmers, who wanted to kill badgers to stop the ...