21/05/2009
Charlotte Smith asks the shadow environment secretary, Nick Herbert, why he thinks badgers should pay the price for the spread of TB in cattle.
The Conservative Party has committed itself to a cull of badgers if it achieves power in the next election. Charlotte Smith asks the shadow environment secretary, Nick Herbert, why he thinks that badgers should pay the price for the spread of TB in cattle. Is a cull essential for the welfare of cattle and badgers or a waste of money that will do nothing to halt the long-term spread of TB?
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