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Britain’s Badgers Victims Of Genocide

September 19, 2012

(ANIMAL WELFARE) ENGLAND — Environment Secretary Owen Patterson of England has established a four year long badger cull and has issued local farmer’s a license to kill the species. Evidence shows that badgers help spread tuberculosis to cattle and Patterson believes the only solution is to execute 50,000 possibly infected badgers. Animal activists are protesting and local organizations are exploring alternative methods but the government will not entertain any other options. Continue reading to learn about England’s most recent genocide. — Global Animal 

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High Court Challenge Granted To British Badger Group

April 30, 2012

(ANIMAL NEWS) LONDON — The Badger Trust received official permission to review the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’s (Defra) inhumane pilot cull program earlier this year. The proposed badger cull — which was announced last year as a solution to the spread of tuberculosis in cattle — is losing steam after Wales decided against against the cruel act. Read more for details on the new judicial review, and what this means for the wild badger population. — Global Animal

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Badger Cull A No-Go In Wales

March 20, 2012

(ANIMAL NEWS) A new vaccination program is replacing a proposed badger cull in Wales. The controversial decision made by the UK Government to allow badger killings was an effort to stop the spread of Bovine Tuberculosis to cattle. While England is still preparing to go ahead with the cull, the efforts made by animal rights groups and scientists, who contest whether the cull would do any good in protecting domestic cattle, seem to have made a difference in Wales. Read on for more on the new development. — Global Animal 

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Minnesota’s Mystery “Monster”

August 17, 2011

(UNKNOWN SPECIES) MINNESOTA — A strange animal was found dead on the side of the road in Minnesota. Scientists and laymen alike are baffled by the animal’s appearance — a cross between a dog, badger, and wolf. The “human-like” animal is causing a stir amongst conspiracy theorists across America, and everyone’s wondering where the inexplicably odd animal came from. — Global Animal

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