The Government's badger cull being piloted in Gloucestershire has ended three weeks early after failing to meet its target.

The scheme designed to stop the spread of tuberculosis in cattle fell well short of its aim of killing 70% of badgers in the pilot areas.

Shooting had been extended for eight weeks in Gloucestershire after marksmen exterminated only around 30% of the local badger population.

Natural England said it had pulled the plug early as the cull was set to miss a revised level of 58%.

"This ill-advised cut-rate shambles has involved miscalculation of badger populations, manipulated time scales, huge expense for the taxpayer in policing costs, and the fiasco of repeatedly missed targets," he said.

Animal campaigner and rock star Brian May told Sky News the early end to the pilot "demonstrates very clearly that the policy doesn't work".

"There is not a lot of cause to celebrate - it's a massive train wreck."

He added: "The Government was warned that it was going to be a disaster and it is a disaster."

news.sky.com/story/1175882/badger-cull-e...after-missing-target

The original plan was to kill 70% of the badgers - even though everyone admitted they hadn't got a clue how many badgers there were !

What a stupid plan - simply to feed the bloodlust of the MadFarmers (who can't kill many foxes these days !)

And guess what ... you'll still have shit in your beefburgers, and cattle will STILL have TB !

the Tory Cull was a flop as well.

they're breeding like rabbits.

hedda wrote:
the Tory Cull was a flop as well.

Just as well - otherwise we'd all be living in caves again if your lot where in charge of the finances !

In The Know wrote:
hedda wrote:
the Tory Cull was a flop as well.

Just as well - otherwise we'd all be living in caves again if your lot where in charge of the finances !

Bring back John and Norman,our money was safe in their hands.

In The Know wrote:
The Government's badger cull being piloted in Gloucestershire has ended three weeks early after failing to meet its target.

The scheme designed to stop the spread of tuberculosis in cattle fell well short of its aim of killing 70% of badgers in the pilot areas.

What a stupid plan - simply to feed the bloodlust of the MadFarmers (who can't kill many foxes these days !)

The badger cull was a flop, and inhumane - just as I predicted - BUT at least the interbred MadFarmers had a jolly good perverted time.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26369306

In The Know wrote:
hedda wrote:
the Tory Cull was a flop as well.

Just as well - otherwise we'd all be living in caves again if your lot where in charge of the finances !

Since housing benefits are were halved there are more people in shoe boxes sorry bedsits, nearly all off them are shit holes with bad landlords.