03/12/2013
Farming news with Anna Hill. The Gloucestershire badger culling pilot has fallen well short of its target. Forty percent of badgers in the zone have been shot; the target was 70.
The Gloucestershire badger culling pilot has fallen well short of its target. 40% of badgers in the zone have been shot, the target was 70%. Despite this, the Government and National Farmers Union have described it as a success. The President of the National Farmers Union, Peter Kendall says protesters slowed progress of the cull and methods other than free shooting may have to be considered for year two of the pilots.
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Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Sarah Swadling.
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