07/03/20 Farming Today This Week: Badger Cull
Sybil Ruscoe explores this week's announcement that the government will phase out the controversial badger cull. We get reaction from farmers, wildlife campaigners and politicians.
The government this week gave its response to the Godfray review - an examination of the controversial policy of badger culling. The cull, which has been an annual event in England since 2013, is intended to tackle the rise of bovine TB in cattle. It has aroused strong feelings on both sides of the debate: those in favour of the cull say it's an essential tool in tackling the disease in wildlife, but opponents claim that it's expensive, ineffective and cruel. This week the government announced that the cull will be phased out by the mid 2020s. In this programme, Sybil Ruscoe talks to farmers, wildlife campaigners, politicians and vets to gauge reaction to the decision.
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- Sat 7 Mar 202006:30BBC Radio 4
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