Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 25661

Badgers

Tabled: 22 January 2025

Answered: 7 February 2025

Question

Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent the practice of badger baiting and associated illegal activities.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Protection of Badgers Act 1992 and the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 provide protection against certain methods of killing, injuring, or taking of badgers, or interference with their setts. Badger persecution is one of seven UK Wildlife Crime Prio...

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