Why industrial farming wants to blame the badger for Bovine TB
In just over 18.5 minutes, Peter Smith explains why the badger cull won’t help to reduce Bovine TB, puts Bovine TB into context with regard […]
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The badger, the cat flap and the Bakewell tart!
Before you blame your partner, kids or the dog for eating all the Bakewell tart, check to see whether or not the cat flap’s locked […]
Professor John Bourne’s recent speech at the Badger Trust AGM Seminar
Professor John Bourne, Chair of the Randomised Badger Culling Trial (RBCT) and eminent animal disease scientist recently gave a rare speech at the Badger Trust […]
Badgers, Bovine TB and the UK General Election
The article below comes from Badgergate. The article publishes a full letter sent by Dr Chris Cheeseman who is a badger ecologist and former government […]
St George’s Day Rescue
Somerset Badger Group received a call on their 24/7 Helpline ( 07850 604585 ) on St George’s Day evening (23 April 2015) from two motorcyclists […]
Who threw the first stone at the badgers?
I want to know how everything began. At some point in time, someone had the idea that badgers could be blamed for infecting cattle with […]
BBC Somerset election debate: Badger cull success debated
UKIP backed the cull, but the Greens and Labour called for a total halt. The Lib Dems said they would decide once they knew the […]
Can the badger cull legally be stopped?
With some NFU members wanting the NFU to push for a legal challenge should Labour come to power and stop the badger cull, we asked […]
Labour pledges farming strategy and to end badger cull
“We will build on our strong record on animal welfare – starting with an end to the government’s ineffective and cruel badger cull.” Labour Party […]
Road traffic collision casualties
We’ve all seen ‘dead’ badgers by the side of the road but have you ever stopped to consider whether it is actually dead or not? […]