Badger Culls
The poor old Badgers again.
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"Wildlife star Chris Packham is urging the Government to think again after it extended it's badger cull this week - despite pledging to stop destroying the much-loved animals.
"The naturalist, along with the RSPCA have said - "The badger cull is not the anser to stopping the spread of bovine TB.
We have campaingned for years against this cruel and ineffective method. We also owe it to cattle to sort this.
"The longer it takes to develop a cattle vaccination, the more cows will be removed. Their welfare is as much a concern as badger welfare in this sorry state of affairs."
Badgers will now be culled in 11 new areas of England, with up to 70,000 shot this year.
The Government had said it would develop more TB testing and move away from culling.
The RSPCA expert said the badger's role in spreading bovine TB is "vastly overestimated.
"We are calling on ther government to fast track it's improvements to cattle-based measures, along with badger vaccination."