Edwin Poots approved plans to shoot up to 4,000 badgers a year over TB in cows
A decision to allow the killing of up to 4,000 badgers a year in Northern Ireland by shooting has been ruled unlawful by the High Court.
Additional witness evidence was provided by the Born Free Foundation. And in a judgement, handed down in Belfast this week, it was ruled the 2021 consultation into the decision was so fundamentally flawed as to be unlawful. He said the Minister ought to have been advised, but was not, of why those who responded to the consultation believed a cull by shooting was an inhumane option which would give rise to unnecessary suffering.
They also said the humaneness of the options available did not appear to have been factored into the decision-making process. But they added: “We are mindful DAERA may try again to implement a similar policy and we stand ready to challenge any proposal that fails to comply with due consideration of not just public law, but also of the scientific evidence and welfare aspects associated with such action.
“DAERA should now permanently abandon any such plans and focus instead on the cattle-based measures required to bring bovine TB, which has such devastating impacts for farmers and their cattle, under control.”
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