Closed petition Vaccinate against Bovine TB, do not cull the badgers.

Closed on 17 October 2012

The Welsh Government announced a five year vaccination programme of badgers in Wales. Not only is vaccination the more sustainable and humane solution, but vaccination has already been shown to significantly reduce the prevalence and severity of disease in the badger population and could reduce the potential for transmission of TB from badgers to cattle.

The cull could see badger populations decline by over 70% and in some areas none may survive.

Culling cannot be selective, so many healthy badgers will be slaughtered as ‘collateral damage’.

Defra’s own calculations indicate only a very modest drop in cattle TB levels averaging just 16% after nine and half years.

I urge you to rethink the cull and follow in the Wales' footsteps, implementing a vaccination programme with increased levels of testing and improved biosecurity - more effective ways of eradicating bovineTB in cattle for good.