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Badger Trust welcomes "no cull" speculation |
4 Jul 2008 |
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The Badger Trust has welcomed a speculative story from the BBC that the Government plans to rule out a cull of badgers to control bovine TB, on Monday 8 July.
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Lord Krebs statement |
19 Jun 2008 |
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Cattle testing and biosecurity is cheaper than badger culling for bovine TB, says Lord Krebs |
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"I have NOT decided to cull badgers," |
16 Jun 2008 |
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Lawyers acting for Elin Jones, Minister for Rural Affairs in the Welsh Assembly Government, have confirmed that she has NOT made a decision to cull badgers in Wales.
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Badgers face extermination in Wales until 2030s |
27 May 2008 |
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Badger Trust Cymru has warned that badgers will be exterminated from parts of Wales until well into the 2030s if the proposed badger cull goes ahead. |
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Badger Trust demands tough new TB rules at agricultural shows to close |
15 May 2008 |
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All cattle to be shown at agricultural shows in England, Scotland and
Wales should be subject to a blood-based pre-movement TB test,
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Badger E-News |
16 Apr 2008 |
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Badger Trust to seek judicial review to quash Wales killing proposal |
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REPORT:Badgers in Wales face a senseless slaughter |
30 Mar 2008 |
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Badgers in Wales face a senseless slaughter, if Rural Affairs
Minister Elin Jones |
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PR: Badgers in Wales face a senseless slaughter, |
30 Mar 2008 |
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if Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones accepts a proposal to kill badgers from the
National Assembly for Wales, Badger Trust Cymru warned today [31-3- 2008]. |
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Time for Benn to rule out badger culling, say conservationists |
7 Mar 2008 |
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Confirmation that both gassing and snaring have been ruled out as badger culling options by Defra[1] were welcomed today by the Badger Trust.
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BADGER CULL "OFF THE AGENDA" say Conservationists |
27 Feb 2008 |
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The Badger Trust has welcomed a report by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee which concludes that the current regime of TB testing for cattle 'is not working effectively'[1].
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Exposed: the ‘enormous potential for farm to farm spread’ of bovine TB |
21 Feb 2008 |
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Why is bovine TB continuing to spread, despite the introduction of pre-movement tests for cattle in 2006?
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NFU President challenged to explain the "morality" of killing badgers |
18 Feb 2008 |
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The Badger Trust today challenged NFU President Peter Kendall to explain how his union's demand for a massive cull of badgers is "moral".
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Ireland: Bovine TB climbs by 13% despite badger massacre |
17 Feb 2008 |
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Bovine TB has increased by 13% in just one year in the Republic of Ireland[1], despite the most sustained programme of badger extermination ever undertaken in Western Europe, the Badger Trust revealed today. Yet in Northern Ireland, where no badgers are being killed, the disease continues to decline.
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NFU misunderstands bovine TB research - again! |
13 Feb 2008 |
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The Badger Trust today mocked the NFU for failing to understand the
latest research into the spread of bovine TB by cattle.
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Local cattle movements do spread bovine TB, says new report |
12 Feb 2008 |
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New research published today[1] reveals that recorded local cattle
movements are responsible for at least 16% of bovine TB outbreaks.
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Conservationists welcome wise Lib Dem U-turn on badger cull |
7 Feb 2008 |
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The Badger Trust has welcomed the decision of Liberal Democrat leader
Nick Clegg not to back a cull of badgers in a futile attempt to
control bovine TB in cattle.
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TB control should be focused on cattle |
22 Jan 2008 |
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Badger Trust Cymru and the Badger Trust have given a broad welcome to a new report [1] on bovine TB from the Rural Development Sub- Committee at the Welsh Assembly. But they warn that a proposal for a badger culling trial in Wales has no scientific validity and will serve no useful purpose. |
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NFU President challenged to accept TB science |
6 Dec 2007 |
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Peter Kendall, President of the National Farmers Union, challenged to publicly accept the scientific findings of the Randomised Badger Culling Trial, when he lectured scientists at the John Innes Centre earlier this week. |
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Challenge to chief scientist |
28 Nov 2007 |
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The Government's chief scientific adviser, Sir David King, is facing a major challenge to his authority, following the publication of two devastating analyses of his report on bovine TB and badgers. |
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Nature slams chief scientist Sir David King over badger cull demand |
2 Nov 2007 |
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One of the world's leading scientific journals, Nature, has slammed the Government's chief scientist, Sir David King, for recommending a cull of badgers.
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TB Advisory Group "as good as useless" says Badger Trust |
2 Nov 2007 |
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Badger Trust comments on the TB Advisory Group's letter to Lord Rooker. |
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Government Scientific Advisor recommends badger cull |
23 Oct 2007 |
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The Badger Trust slams the recommendation to kill badgers as 'a shameless political fix!' |
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Badger baiters convicted in Kent |
18 Oct 2007 |
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Two brothers were fined £4000 after sending their terriers into a badger sett. |
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Badger baiter convicted in Scotland |
12 Oct 2007 |
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A scottish badger baiter faces a custodial sentence in Scotland for hunting badgers with dogs |
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Badger killer avoids prison term |
5 Oct 2007 |
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An man in Telford was fined £2600 for killing a badger with lurchers |
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Huntsman convicted |
26 Sep 2007 |
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A huntsman for the Duke of Northumberland's Percy Hunt has pleaded guilty to two offences of 'Badger Sett Interference'. He was given a Conditional Discharge for 9 months and costs of £43. |
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Badger friendly plants |
7 Sep 2007 |
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Information on which plants and trees will attract badgers to your garden |
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Better testing finds more TB in cattle |
23 Jul 2007 |
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The Badger Trust has welcomed the latest bovine TB statistics, which reveal that more TB testing is finding more TB-infected herds |
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Badger culling is meaningless, report scientists |
18 Jun 2007 |
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The Government's Independent Scientific Group (ISG) on bovine tuberculosis (TB) has published its final report. The scientists advise the rigid application of cattle-based control measures and say badger culling would make no meaningful contribution. |
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Treat State vet advice with caution |
7 Jun 2007 |
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In an open letter to David Miliband, the Badger Trust warns that advice from state vets is likely based on anecdote, not scientific fact. |
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Independent scientific advice must inform TB policy |
31 May 2007 |
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A press release welcoming Defra's Science Advisory Council recommendations to Ministers |
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Ireland's bloody shame |
14 May 2007 |
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Press release and report into Irelands badger killing in an attempt to control bovine TB |
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Cattle movements blamed for farmers TB |
25 Apr 2007 |
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Press release in response to a farmers claims that badgers are the source of infection in his cattle herd. |
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More testing equals less TB, scientists Claim |
21 Apr 2007 |
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The frequency of cattle testing for bTB determines both the success of control and surveillance. |
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A farm thats good for wildlife reduces TB |
20 Apr 2007 |
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A farm thats good for wildlife reduces TB risk, say scientists |
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Only three bacteria infect cattle |
19 Apr 2007 |
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Just three bacteria can infect cattle with TB, scientists report |
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