COURT OF APPEAL GIVES BADGER TRUST APPEAL GREEN LIGHT The Badger Trust has been granted permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal against the High Court’s refusal to quash the decision of the Coalition Government to allow the killing of badgers in England. The appeal will be heard […]
A four-year programme to vaccinate Somerset badgers against bovine TB (bTB) has begun. The project is part of a nationwide initiative by badger groups to offer vaccination opportunities to farmers and landowners. Areas of Somerset and Gloucestershire are designated as badger killing areas, pending an Appeal Court hearing next month, and […]
Friday 10th August 2012 The Badger Trust has no connection with the newly-formed Badger Welfare Association (BWA), which is claiming it is able to identify setts where bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is present so that the occupants could be gassed. In effect, this would be “reactive killing”, which extensive and expensive […]
It was a happy ending to Rhody’s journey when, late on Wednesday night and despite some unwanted attention, he safely returned to his own territory. Having been given the all-clear by our friends in Knutsford, Rhody’s big day had finally arrived. Plans were made, everyone turned up and Rhody, […]
Saturday 21st July was a memorable day, all told. Firstly, it was the group’s Creatures of the Night event where the tremendous amount of work put in by committee members and volunteers paid dividends and it was a great success. Secondly was our unexpected badger rescue. The call came from a […]
19th July 2012 The Badger Trust has today lodged a written appeal against the High Court’s failure to quash the Coalition Government’s decision to kill badgers in England. The Trust will seek permission to appeal on the following grounds: 1. Mr Justice Ouseley erred in law in holding that section […]
SCIENCE UNAFFECTED BY BADGER CULL DECISION 12th July 2012 Following a closely fought two-day judicial review in June, the High Court this morning decided not to quash the Coalition Government’s proposals to kill badgers in England. The proposal attempts to marginally reduce the incidence of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in cattle, at […]
At the end of May during the hot spell a call came in from a lady who had had a badger cub in her garden for several days. Used to having badgers coming and going from her garden, the householder knew something was wrong. Due to the weather we were […]
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31st May 2012 Two leading scientists have spelt out likely consequences of uncertainties in accounting for the proportion of badger populations culled. A letter by Prof. Christl A. Donnelly of Imperial College, London and Prof. Rosie Woodroffe of the Institute of Zoology, London appears in the current issue of the international science […]