Bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB or bTB) is an infectious zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis. Badgers have been blamed as the primary reason for bTB spreading, the idea being that infected badgers spread the disease into dairy herds.
The Government has made a U-Turn and decided to continue culling badgers instead of vaccinating them in an attempt to reduce bovine TB. This ineffective, costly and cruel U-Turn will result in over 70,000 killed badgers.
The environment secretary has announced the badger cull will be replaced by vaccination programmes to prevent the spread of Bovine Tuberculosis in cattle and badgers.
Everything you need to know about the badger cull, bovine tuberculosis, and whether other options are available.
Badgers are needlessly being killed in a flawed attempt to protect a cruel and unnecessary dairy industry. Viva! has been fighting the badger cull since day one.
At three Welsh markets we covertly filmed an appalling disregard for biosecurity – one of the many failings in modern animal husbandry that could be to blame for the spread of bovine TB.
