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Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me - BBC iPlayer.
TB skin testing is ineffective so a 'clean' bull may have TB. Better sanitation & hygiene on farms. Cow poo from infected cows can spread the disease. Watch what you do with the slurry. Badgers probably catch it from the cows.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0022710/brian-may-the-badgers-the-farmers-and-me

#BovineTB
#TB
#Cows
#Badgers
#BadgerCull

So it's illegal to test cows for TB without permission from the govt. Which means if the govt are determined to kill badgers there is no way to experiment with other ways of preventing TB. Any research is only with govt permission.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0022710/brian-may-the-badgers-the-farmers-and-me

#BovineTB
#Cows
#Badgers
#BadgerCull
#TestingForTBInCows
#AlternativesToTheCull

This is on BBC2 now.

#Badgers #BadgerCull #BovineTB #Farming #DairyFarming #UKPolitics

Shocking badger cull film on BBC will prompt anger like Post Office scandal drama, claims Queen star Brian May | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/badger-cull-brian-may-bbc2-documentary-b2601021.html

Badger cull may have increased bovine TB risk in neighbouring herds – study | Badgers | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/21/badger-cull-may-have-increased-bovine-tb-risk-in-neighbouring-herds-study

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#BovineTB
#RiskOfTB
#RiskOfTBIncreased
#Cattle
#Cows
#Bulls
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#OxfordUni
#NGOs
#Labour
#RCBT

BBC News: Cornwall badger vaccination shows promise - report

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80ee5xkrpno

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#BadgerCull
#Vaccination
#VaccinateBadgers
#BovineTB
#ZoologicalSocietyOfLondon
#CornwallWildlifeTrust
#ImperialCollegeLondon
#Farmers
#DeptForEnviromentFoodAndRuralAffairs

BBC News: Badger charity mounts legal challenge against culling

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy847je742do

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#LegalAction
#LegalChallenge
#BadgerTrust
#BovineTB
#UKGov
#Dorset
#Wiltshire
#Oxfordshire
#NaturalEngland
#Vaccination
#VaccinateBadgers
#DEFRA
#NFU
#Badgers

Labour under pressure over animal-welfare and farming policies – from badger culls to sewage | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-farming-animal-welfare-policies-b2577661.html

#BadgerCull
#FactoryFarming
#Sewage
#Water
#WaterPollution
#Wildlife
#Labour
#AnimalWelfare
#Environment
#YouGov
#Reed
#TrailHunting
#PuppySmuggling
#AnimalTesting
#Snares
#BadgerTrust
#WildJustice
#Packham
#PuppyFarms
#CompassionInWorldFarming
#LibDems
#NaturalEngland
#FaroeIslands
#Whales
#Dolphins

Plan to step up badger cull prompts fresh row between ministers and wildlife defenders | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/badger-cull-btb-end-areas-b2512837.html

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#BadgerCull
#BritishVeterinaryAssociation
#BovineTB
#DEFRA

Tory MP calls for ‘all wild animals’ to be culled | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/mp-richard-drax-beavers-badgers-culling-b2507029.html

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#MP
#Culls
#WildAnimals
#Beavers
#Drax
#Dorset
#BadgerTrust
#BadgerCull
#BovineTB
#Extinction

After a decade of the badger cull activists continue to take action to protect wildlife
It has been 10 years since the badger cull began. Between 2013 and 2021, a third of the entire UK population of badgers has been killed and many more will be subject to the same fate i
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2022/12/22/after-a-decade-of-the-badger-cull-activists-continue-to-take-action-to-protect-wildlife/
#Activism #BadgerCull #badgercullsabs #badgers #bovinetuberculosis #DirectAction #Solidarity