Badger cull trials - we need to act together NOW

Stop the badger cull The badger cull is planned in spite of previous scientific research which has shown that culling has only limited positive effects on the disease and has the potential to increase incidents of bovine TB in the surrounding areas. The method proposed has never been tested and there are serious welfare concerns associated with free-shooting. Badger populations could be reduced by more than 70 per cent, and as the cull cannot be selective, many of the badgers killed will be healthy animals. The culls will involve issuing licences for the free shooting of badgers and there are no details as to how such culls will be monitored, which is a further cause for concern.

Even if the cull achieves its most optimistic targets then the majority of the TB problem will remain and it is farmers and landowners who will be footing the bill.

We have joined together with the RSPCA and other wildlife organisations to stop these pilots going ahead but we need your help.

Please sign the declaration below to state that you will not allow the cull on your land. We need to get over 30 per cent of the area in the cull zones signed up to the declaration so please ask your friends and neighbours to sign as well.

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Please only sign this declaration if you live in the pilot areas of west Gloucestershire and west Somerset.

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