United Kingdom: Majority objected to badger cull before policy was approved

Independent: Evidence of overwhelming public opposition to the proposed cull of badgers was withheld until the Government had decided to go ahead with the controversial plan. The results of a consultation held last year revealed that 69 per cent of respondents were against killing up to hundreds of thousands of the mammals in a bid to eradicate tuberculosis from cattle herds in England. Scientific experts, animal-welfare organisations and wildlife groups objected to the proposal which was announced by the......

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