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Culling badgers not the answer
Farmers, badgers and the whole country have today been badly let down by plans for trials which effectively legitimise the slaughter of badgers.
Government proposals for pilot culls are the worst possible outcome and will do nothing to halt the spread of bovine TB. All the facts state that culling will not reduce TB and farmers will be forced to pay twice for this cull – once for the cull and again for its failure.
No one is disputing that bovine TB must be controlled but the Government has ignored the science and the wishes of the public – only 16% of whom support a cull – in favour of botched plans which will have serious repercussions.
Allowing the killing of badgers in our countryside will result in thousands of wounded badgers and could in fact add to the spread of this disease as they disperse. Culling is not the answer and sadly it is not only the badger which will pay the price of this mistake.
Joe Duckworth, Chief Executive, League Against Cruel Sports, by email
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Roger G
Monday, August 1, 2011 at 12:53 PMWhat is being done about the gulls then? Surely there must be disease and harm caused by the mess they leave everywhere.
Peter Avinou
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 04:24 PMThis Red Herring has been chased around since the thirties. It has also been "proven" in the past to be based on false assumptions. and even now the true science is ignored. How much has it cost throughout this time running around in circles? Cattle should be vaccinated and a natural resistance allowed to build up, where this still does not exist. Lets have the evidence given in evidence before we start wiping out these animals ad lib.
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