Badger Cull Provokes Fresh Protests
BBC - 6th May 1999
A controversial government badger cull is about
to enter its second phase despite protests from animal welfare
groups. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF)
organised the cull in an attempt to establish if there is a link
between badgers and the devastating cattle disease, bovine
tuberculosis (TB).
MAFF estimates between 5,000 and 10,000 badgers
will be culled during the five-year operation, while conservation
groups like the Wildlife Trusts put the figure as high as 20,000.
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