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Team Badger refutes the top ten myths
supporting the badger cull in England
These are the claims
made by Government in England, farmers
and others and are refuted.
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Claim One: |
You can only get rid of
bTB by addressing the disease in wildlife. |
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Claim Two: |
The reduction in bTB
cases in cattle in the Republic of Ireland shows that a
culling policy works. |
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Claim Three: |
Case studies from the
USA and New Zealand show that a cull of the wildlife
reservoir is necessary. |
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Claim Four: |
The legal protection of
badgers has coincided with the recent rise in bTB. |
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Claim Five: |
There continues to be a
rise in bTB in cattle. |
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Claim Six: |
It is difficult to
control the movement of animals. |
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Claim Seven: |
Badgers that are
infected with the disease suffer so culling badgers will
improve their welfare.
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Claim Eight: |
Many scientists support
the badger culls. |
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Claim Nine: |
It is cheaper to cull
than to vaccinate badgers or introduce better biosecurity.
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Claim Ten: |
Badger vaccination is
impractical. |
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Conclusions:
The top ten claims supporting badger
culling have been
addressed in this report and shown to be wanting.
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