Planned badger cull is delayed
The Government has confirmed it is to delay two badger cull pilot schemes to tackle TB in cattle until next summer, claiming it is at the request of the National Farmer's Union.
Paterson: I'm unmoved by badger protests
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has told ITV, 'I'm completely unmoved by the protest. I've lived in the countryside all my life...
"...there are people shooting furry animals tonight. There are people lamping foxes, lamping rabbits."
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