Badgers 'moved goalposts' in cull

Source BBC News@ tienganhvui.com

9 October 2013 Last updated at 07:03 ET

The number of badgers killed by marksmen has been revised significantly downwards

A government minster said "badgers moved the goalposts" when asked why marksmen failed to reach a cull target.

A pilot badger cull in west Somerset may be extended by up to three weeks in an effort to make up the shortfall.

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson was asked if he had "moved the goalposts" by claiming the cull was a success.

"The badgers moved the goalposts. We're dealing with a wild animal, subject to the vagaries of the weather and disease and breeding patterns," he claimed.

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