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There are no 'beliefs' on both sides of this argument. One side is backed up by science and the other is political ideology. The badger cull has been proved to be wholly ineffective at dealing with TB in cattle. As currently implemented it is an un-targeted species eradication strategy not a disease control strategy. No badgers are tested for TB either before or after culling so no data whatsoever is available to see if it is working.

Counties that are not being culled are performing better in reducing cattle TB than counties that are, and Wales is doing best of all without any culling. It is therefore no surprise that there is massive public opposition to the badger cull and retailers who ignore it by 'sitting on the fence' are going to be hit hard by their own customers rather than this rag-bag protest group.