Badger Adoptions and Conservation

Care for the Wild International’s work to help Britain’s badgers is wide ranging. As with all of our work we aim to make a difference by providing practical help to aid animals in most need. Projects we are involved in include working with the Secret World sanctuary to care for orphaned badgers and campaigning against the cull of Britain’s badgers.

Care for the Wild International works with Pauline Kidner at the Secret World sanctuary in Somerset to care for orphaned badgers. Cubs lucky enough to be rescued and taken to Pauline receive the very best of care. Bottle fed, even throughout the night, and then weaned onto solids, the cubs are given expert veterinary care whenever needed and lashings of love and attention to prepare them for release into the wild.

To help fund this project we run a badger adoption scheme which allows people to support these vulnerable animals. By adopting a badger our supporters are making a very personal connection with one Britain’s best loved animals.


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Although protected by law, tens of thousands of badgers have already been killed by the UK Government to try and eradicate bovine TB. However research shows this simply isn't the solution. As a result Care for the Wild International teamed up with Secret World Wildlife Rescue and Wildlife Aid to launch the ‘Black and White’ Campaign against badger culling.

This campaign drew attention to the flawed nature of culling and highlighted the welfare implications of widespread killing operations. The UK Government received over 47,000 responses to their consultation, revealing that 95% of respondents were opposed to a cull.

Much of the work we do is funded by our badger adoption scheme which allows people to support these wonderful animals. The rest of our work is funded by donations from our supporters.

Our aim is to make a difference and help badgers wherever they are in need and this work is just part of our overall practical work to fight animal cruelty, promote animal welfare, rescue and help animals in need and make a difference!

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