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Government’s ‘Action Plan for Animal Welfare’ fails to factor in badgers

Badger Trust Staff Team

May 13
4 min

Government’s ‘Action Plan for Animal Welfare’ fails to factor in badgers

Commitment to put ‘animal sentience...at the heart of policy making’ is silent on the ongoing killing of badgers and local extinction risks

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Public urged to help combat badger crime after latest horrific attacks

Badger Trust Staff Team

May 5
4 min

Public urged to help combat badger crime after latest horrific attacks

Serious attack on badger volunteer by suspected badger diggers and public dumping of shot badgers highlight level of persecution

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Police appeal for information after badger butchered and hung from tree

Badger Trust Staff Team

Jan 27
3 min

Police appeal for information after badger butchered and hung from tree

Warwickshire Police appeal for information after a badger carcass was found near Rugby, hanging from a tree.

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Badger killer faces Christmas in prison as Badger Trust hopes for custodial sentence

Badger Trust Staff Team

Dec 16, 2020
3 min

Badger killer faces Christmas in prison as Badger Trust hopes for custodial sentence

A Caerphilly man faces Christmas in prison after he was convicted of hunting and killing a badger.

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Badger Trust fights back against badger crime with hard-hitting film

Badger Trust Staff Team

Nov 30, 2020
3 min

Badger Trust fights back against badger crime with hard-hitting film

The Badger Trust today releases its new short film, ‘Stopping Badger Crime’, aiming to raise public awareness of crimes against badgers and

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ITN exposure of fox hunting reveals badgers as unrecognised victims

Badger Trust Staff Team

Nov 25, 2020
3 min

ITN exposure of fox hunting reveals badgers as unrecognised victims

We welcome the ITV News exposure of illegal fox hunting, having observed the devastating effects of related criminal attacks on badgers.

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Badger Trust responds to concerns over HS2 badger sett activity

Badger Trust Staff Team

Nov 13, 2020
4 min

Badger Trust responds to concerns over HS2 badger sett activity

The Badger Trust is aware of concerns around the reported netting of the badger sett near Crackley Woods, Kenilworth, Warks.

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Wildlife cybercrime in police sights but wildlife crime underworld remains mostly beneath the radar

Badger Trust Staff Team

Nov 6, 2020
6 min

Wildlife cybercrime in police sights but wildlife crime underworld remains mostly beneath the radar

Wildlife and Countryside Link and Wales Environment Link’s latest report on wildlife crime across England and Wales reveals positive progres

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Crimes against badgers are still happening – we need your reports

Badger Trust Staff Team

Apr 30, 2020
2 min

Crimes against badgers are still happening – we need your reports

Sadly, crimes against Badgers continue; badger diggers and baiters are still active, snares are still being used against badgers.

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Training the Dorset Police Rural Crime Unit

Badger Trust Staff Team

May 7, 2017
2 min

Training the Dorset Police Rural Crime Unit

Last week the Badger Trust and Naturewatch Foundation teamed up to provide a badger persecution training course to the Dorset Police...

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