Badgers - "Back off badgers!" back to current campaigns     The Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) has announced a badger cull in Wales as part of a strategy to tackle bovine TB in cattle. The Minister for Rural Affairs, Elin Jones has announced plans for a pilot cull in an area of North Pembrokeshire and will be consulting on the plans soon. The RSPCA believes the way in which this area has been chosen will mean that any lessons learnt, if there are any, will not be applicable to the rest of the country. Find out more about the issue by reading our 'badger information'. Tell the Welsh Assembly Government to 'back off badgers' and sign our petition today against the slaughter of badgers: sign our petition. [This link opens in a new window.] Thank you for your support. The Society has welcomed Defra Secretary of State Hilary Benn's announcement that the first vaccine against bovine tuberculosis (TB) in badgers will be used in the field next year. Last year Defra announced that a mass cull of badgers would not go ahead in England. Find out more here. photo © The Creative Element Back to top © RSPCA 2009. All rights reserved. Terms of use   "Back off badgers!" The Welsh Assembly Government has announced plans on a pilot cull of badgers in North Pembrokeshire. more   Welsh badger cull: further details The RSPCA is disappointed that the Welsh Assembly Government is pushing ahead with plans to cull badgers. more   Badger vaccine is a positive move The RSPCA welcomes an announcement about the use of an injectable badger TB vaccine in England. more   Badger information Find out more about badgers, cattle and TB... more   View a badger film clip View a film clip of badgers being observed in a woodland park in Kent. more   Give animals a voice Sign up to add your voice to our animal welfare campaigns. more   Find us online Find out which social networking sites you can support us on. more