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Badger Trust launches legal challenge
Pilot Cull Program challenged by charity

The Badger Trust has launched a legal challenge to the decision by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to sanction a pilot program to cull badgers in areas of West Gloucestershire and West Somerset with the aim of investigating if the practice reduces the spread of Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) in a meaningful and humane manner.

The Trust has asked the High Court to overturn DEFRA's decision on three grounds. They allege that the effects of the culls would not meet the legal test of ‘preventing the spread of disease’, that the cost impact assessment is inaccurate, and that culling is not sanctioned under Natural England's mandate. Commenting, Vice Chairman of the Badger Trust Pat Hayden said “Badger Trust will exhaust all peaceful, legal avenues of challenge to prevent this wrong-headed cull from going ahead.”

Farming Minister Jim Paice MP has previously stated that the Government expected a legal challenge and prepared the policy accordingly. A DEFRA spokesman declined to comment on the legal case. However, he did say that “Nobody wants to see badgers culled, but no country in the world where wildlife carries TB has successfully controlled the disease in cattle without tackling its presence in wildlife as well. Unless further action is taken now it will continue to get worse.”

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RUMA CA&E extends survey deadline

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 RUMA CA&E has extended the deadline for its online survey into vaccine availability.

Vets, SQPs, retailers and wholesalers will now have until Friday, 26 September at 5pm to submit their response.

The survey aims to further understanding into the vaccine supply challenges faced by the sector. It will also consider the short and long term impacts of disruption issues.

Insights are anonymous, and will be shared with industry stakeholders and government bodies.

The survey can be accessed here

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Dechra launches checklist for veterinary sustainability

Global animal health specialist Dechra has announced the world's first Veterinary Green Theatre Checklist (VGTC) to help make surgery more sustainable.

Endorsed by leading veterinary organisations, including the BEVA, BVNA and RCVS Knowledge, the checklist is designed to reduce the environmental footprint of veterinary care, while supporting better animal health outcomes.

The checklist was launched at the World Congress of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia in Paris and will be followed by an internal training and awareness campaign. For more information, visit dechra.com