That is right. The free shooting method is being adopted because cage trapping and shooting is much more expensive—it is 10 times more expensive. Of course, there is a risk to the taxpayer if anything goes wrong in the cull areas. A bond has been laid, but we do not know how much it is. We are completely in the dark about the risk to the taxpayer should the Government have to step in to conclude the culls.
Badger Cull
Proceeding contribution from
Mary Creagh
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 5 June 2013.
It occurred during Opposition day on Badger Cull.
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