Why were badgers gassed?

Anonymous

∙ 17y ago

Updated: 8/16/2019

Many badgers in Europe were gassed during the 1960s and 1970s to control rabies. Until the 1980s, gassing was also practiced in the UK to control the spread of bovine TB.

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∙ 17y ago

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