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Badger Cull debate at Westminster

A vote on the badger cull - following the two pilots in Gloucestershire and Somerset last year - will be preceded by a demonstration outside Parliament which could attract a coalition of wildlife groups from the West Country and beyond.

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Badger Cull pilot highlights vaccination is the way forward

The region's pilot badger cull was ineffective and too many animals suffered. That's according to an independent study commissioned by the government. It found the number of badgers killed in Somerset fell short of targets - designed to limit the spread of TB in cattle.

Pauline Kidner from Secret Life Wildlife Rescue says the pilot has highlighted the solution.

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