We call upon the Senedd to reject any badger cull in Wales.
Open for signatures until 11 November 2026.
24,730 signatures
- More than 250 signatures: considered by the Petitions CommitteeReached
- More than 10,000 signatures: considered for a debate in the SeneddReached
England has slaughtered ¼ million badgers but STILL has a higher incidence of cattle TB breakdowns than Wales. Both countries have achieved reductions on all key metrics, but in Wales without any badger culling. Almost 95% of Welsh herds are officially TB-free, close to the lowest level in two decades . This is a cattle disease and cattle measures have been effective in both countries. There is NO scientific evidence to show that badger culling has played any part in reductions in England.
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A badger cull would be senseless, further decimate wildlife and has been shown have no effect on bovine TB. Wales should be proud of its record and not go back on what‘s been achieved so far. To adopt a model of slaughtering wildlife which has already been shown to be ineffective would be folly and irresponsible in the extreme. Wales prides itself on the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act and we urge the Senedd to continue to put this at the heart of TB Eradication policy and reject calls for badger culling. Any change in Welsh policy must be accompanied by a full public consultation.
UK TB Dashboard 2026 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/incidence-of-tuberculosis-tb-in-cattle-in-great-britain/
Analysis of the impact of badger culling on bovine tuberculosis in cattle in the high-risk area of England, 2009–2020 Vet Record 2022 Langton et al https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/vetr.1384
Signatures by constituency
The Senedd's petitions website lists 7,848 of the 24,730 signatures under a Senedd constituency.
| Constituency | Signatures |
|---|---|
| Ceredigion Penfro | 1,102 |
| Gwynedd Maldwyn | 662 |
| Sir Gaerfyrddin | 657 |
| Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd | 595 |
| Clwyd | 565 |
| Bangor Conwy Môn | 517 |
| Sir Fynwy Torfaen |