Welsh badger cull scrapped in favour of vaccination

Farmers and unions have described the decision not to cull as a betrayal The Welsh government has dropped plans to cull badgers as part of an attempt to wipe out bovine TB in cattle. Environment Minister John Griffiths said he had instead opted to vaccinate the animals after carefully considering the scientific evidence. A review [...]

Advisers warned government on badger cull

UK badger culling plans could kill tens of thousands of the animals, worsen the cattle tuberculosis problem, and put the country in breach of a European wildlife treaty, advisers have warned. The government is to allow culling in England to curb cattle TB, with a similar move possible in Wales. The Labour Party used Freedom [...]

Canada Geese cull protestors at Bowness Bay today

Protestors gather at Bowness Bay to oppose the culling of 200 Canada Geese PROTESTORS against the culling of 200 Canada Geese gathered at Bowness Bay today. Between 50 and 100 campaigners chanted ‘Kill the cull’ and held up banners saying ‘Peace for Geese’ and ‘Shafted by the LDNPA’ to oppose the proposed culling this spring. [...]

URGENT Lake District Goose Cull

Please, please, please try to come to the peaceful demo against the Windermere geese cull. Meeting at 12 noon at Bowness (lake cruises area) on Saturday 10th March. Bring banners etc. An announcement was made today which stated they are still going to cull regardless of public opinion and a petition of over 2600 signatures. [...]

Kill the cull

http://cumbrialive.tv/loadplayer-bl-small.htm?config1=file%2Fget%2FMartinCampbell-KillTheCull844.mp4 Nice short clip on Cumbria Live asking to stop the cull of Canadian Geese  

Canada geese cull set to go ahead

A cull of Canada geese in the Lake District is set to go ahead despite opposition from animal rights activists. Queen guitarist Brian May has previously criticised the proposals to shoot 200 of the birds on Lake Windermere. The Windermere Geese Management Group (WGMG), made up of representatives from conservation organisations, landowners and scientific bodies, [...]

Please, please try and attend this demo

Save the Windermere Geese On Saturday March 10th, there will be a demonstration at Bowness on Windermere (where the lake cruises leave from), from noon. This will be to hand out leaflets telling residents and visitors how they can help stop the killing. If you would like to read more about this proposed cull, please [...]

Re-think hope over plans to cull Canada geese on Windermere

GROWING condemnation over plans to cull 200 Canada geese on Windermere has sparked a re-think by national park bosses. Staunch opponents of the proposal handed over a 2,600-signature petition to the Lake District National Park Authority this week, urging it to ‘stop this blood bath now’. Plans to shoot the birds this spring, after complaints [...]

Save the Windermere Geese

The Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) has decided to shoot 200 Canada geese during the nesting season. Its reasons are thoroughly unconvincing. There has been a significant public outcry but we need your help to save these geese. For detailed information, please read the Animal Aid fact sheet (an abbreviated version can be found [...]

Two demos to help stop the Windermere Geese from being culled

You will, no doubt, have heard about plans to shoot 200 Canada geese at Lake Windermere this spring. Animal Aid has joined with local campaigners to try to stop this senseless and unethical cull. This Friday – 24th February – campaigners will be handing in a petition to the Lake District National Park Authority at [...]