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Badger culls must be efficient and humane - Farron
27 February 2008


Mr Tim James Farron

Commenting on the EFRA Select Committee report into Bovine TB published today, Liberal Democrat Countryside Spokesperson, Tim Farron said:

"The culling of badgers in TB hotspots with 'hard' boundaries would be welcome under the supervision of both Natural England and Defra.

"Farmers must be able to prove that culls will be carried out both efficiently and humanely before a license is granted.

"Any policy must have the long-term aim of eradicating Bovine TB through the use of vaccines.

"Until Bovine TB can be eradicated, the Government must pay farmers a fair level of compensation for compulsorily slaughtered cattle."


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