The BVA issued a statement today in response to activity among those who oppose the cull. In it, the organisation appeals to them to allow the necessary scientific work to take place unhindered.
Peter Jones, President of the BVA, said: “We have not taken the decision to support the pilot badger culls lightly; we have considered all of the scientific evidence, which supports the management of bovine TB in badgers in order to reduce the incidence of the disease in cattle.”