Badgers get reprieve from TB cull
By Fiona Harvey
Badgers
gained a reprieve when the government held off on a decision on whether
to allow the creatures to be culled to halt the spread of bovine
tuberculosis. Farmers have been calling for a cull because badgers are
blamed for spreading the disease to cattle, backed up by an Irish
study, which appeared to support the effectiveness of culling. But the
government yesterday issued fresh guidelines on controlling bovine TB,
which called for more research into whether a cull would work. Killing
badgers is controversial as they are a protected species. Mark
Hudson, president of the Country Land and Business Association, said:
"Fortunately the [government] hasn't discounted culling but when are
we going to be able to implement culling as a control measure to break
the cycle of this disease? If we are ever to control TB in this country
then we have to control it in wildlife too."
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