Cow cull game removed from UK museum

An exhibit that allowed children to test and cull cows infected by bovine tuberculosis has been removed from a science centre in the UK following complaints.

The game at 'We The Curious' in Bristol has been criticised for not being appropriate for children by parents.

Lizzie Salter, who wrote to the centre, said the "frighteningly naive" activity was "outdated and unethical".

The centre said it had been temporarily removed after a review and visitor feedback, the BBC reported.

The touch-screen Beat Bovine Tuberculosis game was installed in 2014.

It allows children to touch cows in a farmyard, test them for bovine TB and cull any infected animals.

Ms Salter, from Weston-super-Mare, said it was an "awful excuse of a game" that desensitised children to "the fact that this is a living animal" and "made it a fun thing".

She said: "I don't think an interactive game where you win by culling an animal is particularly tasteful.

"It's actually quite a serious thing not only for a farmer who would be losing lots of money but from an ethical point of view where animals would be losing their lives."