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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Dalton

RSPCA calls for end to badger cull as ‘landmark’ study finds it has not cut TB in cattle

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The badger cull did not contribute to a significant fall in levels of cattle tuberculosis, a “landmark” report has found.

The peer-reviewed findings prompted the RSPCA to call for an immediate and permanent halt to the government’s culling programme.

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