It’s not every day we get to hear some really good news with relation to badger persecution, but here is such a great story, we had to share! In her owner’s words, here’s Ruby’s story… This is the story of our beautiful Patterdale /Fell terrier, Ruby – who survived against the odds when […]
[img_slider] [img_slide alt=”alt” src=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1-IMG_9692.jpg”] [/img_slider]We had an excellent time helping out with ‘a Week of Wonderful things’ at St Mary’s school, Rawtenstall in August. The event was well attended with the kids all enjoying and hopefully being inspired by nature. Our own Andy Hardman managed to captivate his young audience with a talk about the mysterious […]
[lead]Operation Badger (link here to find your own council petitions) is a fantastic initiative set up to bring about debates surrounding the badger cull at local authority level through the power of petitions. The aim is to ban badger culling on council land and encourage investment in vaccination across as […]
This year we bought two more rescue cages and handling equipment to go with the two we already have. That means that if needed, we can get to an injured badger faster! To go with the cages and handling equipment we need some extra items to help with each rescue, […]
OCTOBER 23, 2013 1. Chair thanked everyone for joining the teleconference which had been convened at Board members’ request to consider the latest developments in relation to the badger cull. The Chair confirmed that a letter had been received from the Badger Trust on 18 October 2013. The Chair reminded […]
11AM LIVERPOOL ROAD MANCHESTER There will be a peaceful rally and march against the badger cull at the Conservative party conference on Sunday 29th September. We will be attending, as will Dom Dyer (Care for The Wild), Animal Rights UK, Animal Aid (and their Badger Cull Battle Bus). Dom Dyer […]
Well, it’s nearly that time of year when Father Christmas visits all the good boys and girls. 2012 is coming to a close and we will soon be looking to 2013 to see what it holds for us and for badgers. Next year may still bring a badger cull, but […]
Today the first licence was issued to a company of farmers to cull badgers by Natural England. There are still lots of things you can do to help. Please go to the Badger Protection League page to donate to vaccinate badgers in potential cull areas. Please sign this petition http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/38257 against […]
This year we are holding our first Summer Raffle (to be drawn on National Badger Day – in October!). We have had fantastic support from local businesses and we have been donated some great prizes. We’d like to thank our first prize donor (a weekend break in the Lake District!) […]
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 […]