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Stop the Badger Cull and vaccinate all instead
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1,297 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government has confirmed badger culls in Dorset, Somerset and Gloucestershire have begun. This mass loss of life must stop. Previous culls have not been successful so why carry on. Also, culling badgers in Gloucestershire and Somerset has cost the taxpayer nearly £16.8m was it worth it?
The cost to the public of killing each badger is £6,775 says the BBC
"Vaccinating badgers to curb the rise of tuberculosis in cattle would cost less than culling them, according to a new analysis of the government's own data."-The Guardian published Monday 3rd June 2013
Yet this mass death still continues
"Vaccinating badgers to curb the rise of tuberculosis in cattle would cost less than culling them, according to a new analysis of the government's own data."-The Guardian published Monday 3rd June 2013
Yet this mass death still continues
Timeline
| 24 Sep 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Mar 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,297
Status
Closed
Opened
24 Sep 2015
Closed
24 Mar 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.