1. Badger cull Should badgers get killed for the protection of cows

2. About 5,000 badgers (which is 70% of the badger population) were supposed to be killed in controlled shootings over six weeks in Somerset and Gloucestershire. Supporters say the cull is necessary to tackle bovine TB, which can be spread from infected badgers, but opponents say it is inhumane and ineffective. So the question is, is it right to kill badgers for cows? This is what this PowerPoint is about.

3. AFTER THE FIRST SHOOTINGS After the first shootings of badgers only 1,771 badgers were killed when 5,000 were Dominic Dyer, of Care for the Wild, said the government had delivered one of the "most disastrous and expensive wildlife culls in history“ "It has wasted millions of pounds on a badger cull which has no scientific, animal welfare or economic justification and was carried out in an outrageously sloppy manner which would have been laughable if it hadn't cost so many badgers' lives.

4. WHAT IS TB? Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB primarily affects the lungs, but it can also affect organs in the central nervous system, lymphatic system, and circulatory system among others. The disease was called "consumption" in the past because of the way it would consume from within anyone who became infected.

5. IS IT BAD? More than 22,600 cattle have been slaughtered in the UK as a result of bovine TB this year. The figures are a stark reminder of the devastating impact bovine TB has on cattle and dairy industries.

6. HOW MUCH WILL IT COST? It will cost the government around about £7,000,000 just for the county's of Somerset and Gloucestershire. Which will mean for each badger it will cost £4,121. That was said by an animal charity. According to figures from Care for the Wild, £2.6m was spent policing the cull, farmers' costs were £1.49m, and the cost to the government was £3.2m

7. DOMINIC DYER Dominic Dyer is a representative from Care for the Wild said the government had delivered one of the "most disastrous and expensive wildlife culls in history". "It has wasted millions of pounds on a badger cull which has no scientific, animal welfare or economic justification and was carried out in an outrageously sloppy manner which would have been laughable if it hadn't cost so many badgers' lives. "The way to solve bovine TB is by radically improving farming practices, ensuring that TB testing actually works, and ensuring infected cattle aren't moved from farm to farm."