Legal action threat on badger cull

Last Modified: 04 Jul 2008 Source: PA News Farmers have threatened legal action if the Government decides not to allow a cull of badgers to tackle tuberculosis in cattle. National Farmers' Union president Peter Kendall said reports that Environment Secretary Hilary Benn was not going to authorise a cull would be "nothing short of a disaster" if true. Mr Kendall said a failure to cull badgers, which can infect cattle with TB, would have a devastating impact on farmers and rural communities in areas which have been ravaged by the disease. These news feeds are provided by an independent third party and Channel 4 is not responsible or liable to you for... [read full story]                    

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