Badger culling in the United Kingdom

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Badger culling in the United Kingdom was being considered because of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) - disease affecting both cattle and badgers. Prevalence of bTB in cattle has increased, and a cull of badgers has been proposed to control the disease. Conflicting reports have been given by scientists upon the extent at which culling would reduce the spread of bTB. Animal welfare groups such as the Badger Trust and the RSPCA were opposed to what they described as random slaughter of badgers, which were much-loved animals in the UK and enjoyed special legal protection...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6130143028
• ISBN13: 9786130143022
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Fastbook Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
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