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Badger cull injunction breach case dropped | Badger cull injunction breach case dropped |
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The case against the only person accused of breaching last year's badger cull injunction has been dropped. | The case against the only person accused of breaching last year's badger cull injunction has been dropped. |
Cathy Scott, 38, of Pepys Corner, Tile Hill, Coventry was accused of breaching a High Court injunction taken out by the National Farmers' Union (NFU). | Cathy Scott, 38, of Pepys Corner, Tile Hill, Coventry was accused of breaching a High Court injunction taken out by the National Farmers' Union (NFU). |
The injunction banned protesters from using torches near the cull zone or from protesting near the homes of anyone involved. | The injunction banned protesters from using torches near the cull zone or from protesting near the homes of anyone involved. |
The Crown Prosecution Service said the charge had now been dropped. | The Crown Prosecution Service said the charge had now been dropped. |
Ms Scott was alleged to have entered a field in the cull zone at Tibberton, near Newent, Gloucestershire, on 3 October, while shouting and waving a torch. | Ms Scott was alleged to have entered a field in the cull zone at Tibberton, near Newent, Gloucestershire, on 3 October, while shouting and waving a torch. |
She said she was "delighted" and "happy" with the decision, and denied she had breached the injunction. | |
"I didn't do anything wrong, anyway," she said. | "I didn't do anything wrong, anyway," she said. |
The injunction, obtained by the NFU last August, was aimed at protecting farmers involved in the cull from intimidation and harassment from protesters. | The injunction, obtained by the NFU last August, was aimed at protecting farmers involved in the cull from intimidation and harassment from protesters. |
It ruled no protest was allowed to take place within 100m of homes, and within 25m of businesses, of anyone involved in the cull. | It ruled no protest was allowed to take place within 100m of homes, and within 25m of businesses, of anyone involved in the cull. |
It also banned the use of torches, candles, LED lights and camera flashes near the cull zone. | It also banned the use of torches, candles, LED lights and camera flashes near the cull zone. |
The pilots, which aimed to prove that TB in cattle populations could be controlled effectively by shooting badgers, took place in Gloucestershire and Somerset last autumn. | The pilots, which aimed to prove that TB in cattle populations could be controlled effectively by shooting badgers, took place in Gloucestershire and Somerset last autumn. |
The target for marksmen was to kill at least 70% of badgers in the cull areas within a six-week period. | The target for marksmen was to kill at least 70% of badgers in the cull areas within a six-week period. |
Government ministers and the NFU believe culling badgers will curb TB in cattle. | Government ministers and the NFU believe culling badgers will curb TB in cattle. |
Opponents say shooting the animals is not a good way to control TB. | Opponents say shooting the animals is not a good way to control TB. |
Further culls in the two counties are due to take place later this year. | Further culls in the two counties are due to take place later this year. |
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