Vets seek badger cull in Britain

Updated: 17:10, Friday, 25 February 2005

More than 300 UK vets have signed an open letter to the British government calling for a targeted cull of badgers.

The vets say badgers are largely responsible for spreading the cattle disease Bovine TB.

The British government has said it would only consider such action if there was evidence it would work.

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