High Court rules on badger cull legality

The High Court ruled on 12 July that the government's plans for badger culling are legal.  Mary Creagh, Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary, responded to the ruling, saying the scientific evidence is clear that culling could make matters worse.  She said:

“Scientists who worked on previous badger culls are clear that culling makes little difference and risks increasing, rather than reducing, bovine TB. Worse still, the Government’s approach of shooting free moving badgers has not been scientifically tested and their own analysis shows that it will cost farmers more than it saves them. Bovine Tb will only be eradicated by better bio-security on farms and a large-scale vaccination programme for badgers.”

The Badger Trust has appealed against the ruling.  Read more here: http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/latest-news/badger-trust-appeals-against-high-court-badger-cull-defeat/48469.article