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Badger cull appeal judgment reserved | Badger cull appeal judgment reserved |
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The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in the latest legal action by protesters against the badger cull. | The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in the latest legal action by protesters against the badger cull. |
The government is accused of letting the latest pilot culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire go ahead without an independent expert panel (IEP). | The government is accused of letting the latest pilot culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire go ahead without an independent expert panel (IEP). |
The Badger Trust asked three appeal judges to rule it was unlawful because there was a "legitimate expectation" that an IEP would be put in place. | The Badger Trust asked three appeal judges to rule it was unlawful because there was a "legitimate expectation" that an IEP would be put in place. |
A ruling is likely to be made next week following the one-day hearing. | A ruling is likely to be made next week following the one-day hearing. |
The appeal came after the High Court ruled in August there were "no plausible grounds" to support the protesters' claim. | The appeal came after the High Court ruled in August there were "no plausible grounds" to support the protesters' claim. |
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is using the two pilot schemes to test whether the shooting method can be rolled out to other parts of England. | The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is using the two pilot schemes to test whether the shooting method can be rolled out to other parts of England. |
Shooting 'inhumane' | Shooting 'inhumane' |
The challenge arose after a second year of controlled shooting of free-roaming badgers in Gloucestershire and Somerset was sanctioned, as part of efforts to tackle tuberculosis (TB) in cattle. | The challenge arose after a second year of controlled shooting of free-roaming badgers in Gloucestershire and Somerset was sanctioned, as part of efforts to tackle tuberculosis (TB) in cattle. |
An IEP was in place in 2013 but Defra decided to continue the programme this year without one, saying the monitoring was only intended to run in the first year. | An IEP was in place in 2013 but Defra decided to continue the programme this year without one, saying the monitoring was only intended to run in the first year. |
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss is accused of breaching a substantive legitimate expectation that an IEP would monitor the entire pilot cull. | Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss is accused of breaching a substantive legitimate expectation that an IEP would monitor the entire pilot cull. |
Ministers and the National Farmers' Union (NFU) believe culling badgers will curb TB in cattle. | Ministers and the National Farmers' Union (NFU) believe culling badgers will curb TB in cattle. |
Opponents, and the independent expert panel that assessed the cull in 2013, have both said shooting the animals is not effective and inhumane. | |
This year's six-week long pilot cull is due to end later this month. | This year's six-week long pilot cull is due to end later this month. |
The appeal court's ruling, which is due next week, is expected to provide legal guidance for future culls. | The appeal court's ruling, which is due next week, is expected to provide legal guidance for future culls. |
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