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Petition the Government to stop expanding the badger cull across the country
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7,990 signatures
What the petition asks
Bovine TB is a devastating disease for farmers and cattle. However, the badger cull is proven to be unscientific Inhumane and ineffective.At a cost of £20 million pounds so far a roll out across the country can not be justified.Move away from culling and focus on cattle based measures.
Wales have reduced incidents of bovine TB by 48% without killing a single badger.
The Randomised badger culling trials undertaken by the last government killed 11,000 badgers and proved that culling badgers will not reduce the disease
95% of the disease is spread by cattle
The Randomised badger culling trials undertaken by the last government killed 11,000 badgers and proved that culling badgers will not reduce the disease
95% of the disease is spread by cattle
Timeline
| 24 Feb 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Aug 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
7,990
Status
Closed
Opened
24 Feb 2016
Closed
24 Aug 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.