Welsh government and Animal Rights bodies resist 'Badger cull' call

Efforts by Undeb Amaethwyr Cymru (the Farmers Union of Wales) to have a widespread badger cull in England extended to Wales are being resisted by the Welsh government and by animal rights bodies such as the RSPCA.

The FUW say:

"The Welsh cattle industry has simply had enough and the FUW is now calling on the Welsh Government to properly recognise the impact of this insidious disease on farming families.”

However the government say:

"Evidence shows that most causes of Bovine TB in cattle in Wales results from cattle-to-cattle transmission,"

"Badgers are only trapped and tested where evidence suggests they are contributing to the persistence of Bovine TB in chronic breakdown herds.”

Meanwhile the RSPCA said while it had sympathy for cattle farmers, culling was "inhumane" and progress towards eradicating TB had been made in Wales..

Link here to FUW and BBC Wales items:

https://www.fuw.org.uk/news/13210-fuw-calls-for-welsh-badger-cull-progra...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45588403

Bernard Moffatt