#Act4 Wildlife Today marks the 41st meeting of the Standing Committee of Bern Convention institutions, but unfortunately the UK’s continued culling of badgers, as part of its strategy for tackling bovine TB in cattle, will not be on the agenda. Action needed from the Bern Convention to end the UK’s unethical badger cull 29 November 2021
#Act4 Wildlife Complaint alleges UK Govt in breach of international wildlife treaty obligations after failing to consider cull impact on badger population Challenge to badger cull due as Bern Convention Bureau considers alleged breach case 13 September 2021 Press Release
#Act4 Wildlife A coalition of animal welfare organisations have submitted further evidence in support of a complaint which claims that the UK Government’s ongoing badger cull policy in England fails to uphold its duties under the Bern Convention Badger cull in England in the spotlight again as wildlife groups provide further evidence for alleged breach of international treaty obligations 3 August 2021 Press Release
#Act4 Wildlife Breaking news: the Labour Party supports the complaint to the Bern Convention against the ongoing UK culling policy we submitted with the Badger Trust and the Born Free Foundation. Why the UK Government’s badger cull infringes the Bern Convention 9 September 2020
#Act4 Wildlife After much delay, the Government has finally issued its response to the Sir Charles Godfray TB Policy Review. Government finally concludes that badger culling is not the solution to lowering TB in cattle 6 March 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Vaccination and movement controls will be used instead to tackle bovine TB in England Badger cull to be phased out and replaced with vaccinations 5 March 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Some 67,154 badgers have been killed in the since the scheme began in 2013. Tens of thousands more badgers face slaughter as UK areas ask for licences to kill 17 March 2019