Dead badger cub (Meles meles) by its sett (burrow). This badger may have been dug out by badger baiters. Baiting involves digging out badgers so that

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Dead badger cub (Meles meles) by its sett (burrow). This badger may have been dug out by badger baiters. Baiting involves digging out badgers so that they can fight dogs for sport. In such contests the badger and the dogs often die or are seriously injured. Badger baiting is illegal in the UK.

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Photo credit: © DAVID AUBREY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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