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National Trust members vote against badger cull ban National Trust votes against badger vaccination
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National Trust members have voted against a motion calling for badger culling to be banned on its land. National Trust members have voted against introducing a badger vaccination scheme on all its land.
Members had suggested using a vaccination programme to help tackle bovine TB. Members had suggested using a widespread vaccination programme to help tackle bovine TB.
The vote was taken in anticipation of a widespread cull which could roll out following the results of pilot culls in Gloucestershire and Somerset. The vote was taken in anticipation of a national cull which could roll out following the results of pilot culls in Gloucestershire and Somerset.
Charity trustees said the vote against the motion did not mean the trust was in favour of culling badgers.Charity trustees said the vote against the motion did not mean the trust was in favour of culling badgers.
In a statement it said: "We are in favour of doing what works to solve the problem that is affecting so many of our tenants and farmers. The trust is currently trialling a vaccination programme on land it owns in Devon.
"Vaccination is our long-term preference, but may prove costly and hard to administer in practice." Clarification: An earlier version of this story suggested that the National Trust had voted to ban culling on its land. We have amended this story to reflect that the vote was against a vaccination programme.