nearly twice as many badgers have been killed this autumn,after massive expansion of the cull zonesNearly 20000 badgers were culled this autumn as portion of the government’s attempt to reduce bovine TB in cattle, in what critics called the largest destruction of a protected species in living memory.
The 19274 dead badgers is nearly twice as many as last year after 11 current cull zones were added to a swath of the West Country worst-hit by bovine TB. While some badgers were trapped before being shot, and the majority – 11638 badgers – were killed by free shooting,a method judged inhumane by the British Veterinary Association. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk