Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 48864
Badgers and Foxes: Farms
Tabled: 29 April 2025
Answered: 8 May 2025
Question
Andrew Rosindell
Reform UK — Romford
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce harms done by (a) foxes and (b) badgers to agricultural property.
Answer
Mary CreaghIt is lawful for farmers and landowners to manage foxes causing damage to property, so long as this is done in a lawful and humane way. Advice on protecting property from damage by foxes is included in this Natural England guidance note: Foxes, moles and ...
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