IFAW: Cameron’s badger cull at odds with science
The badger cull that has now started in Somerset and is due to begin in Gloucestershire in the coming days was condemned today by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).
Eminent scientists and wildlife experts as well as many charities, have stated their opposition to this cull because it will not significantly reduce incidents of bovine TB.
Robbie Marsland, UK Director of IFAW said: “Cameron’s cull is going ahead at odds with science and common sense. It must not roll out any further until Parliament has the regrettable chance to examine the data from the 5,000 badgers that will be needlessly sacrificed in the coming weeks.”
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For more information or to arrange interviews please contact Clare Sterling in the IFAW UK Press Office on 020 7587 6708, mobile 07917 507717, email csterling@ifaw.org or alternatively visit www.ifaw.org
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