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Letter: Don’t cull our badgers
Wednesday 23rd November 2011, 9:01AM GMT.
With regard to the proposed Government plans to allow farmers and landowners to slaughter badgers in England and Wales, why is it that Scotland has been declared TB-free? I believe their approach to cattle movement and testing has a lot to do with this.
Also why is their TB-free status barely or ever mentioned in the wider debate?
I thought your readers might be interested that Scotland has recently had a ‘badger week’ which ran from October 3 to 9, and which had an emphasis on raising awareness.
From what I’ve read on this issue, virtually all scientific research has shown the mass slaughter of badgers in hotspots is not effective, and can even make it worse.
I hope the dairy industry can be more patient as a vaccine for badgers and cattle looks more feasible and a lot more morally acceptable.
I’m sure there are many people, like myself, who would volunteer to help (obviously with full training) farmers to vaccinate badgers.
I also think good landowners and farmers should be paid a lot more to encourage them to co-exist with wildlife and conservation projects.
Surely the dairy industry does not want to be associated with, and blamed for, images on TV and in newspapers of badger families being exterminated, if the proposed cull was ever allowed?
M Claydon
Much Wenlock
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Hear, hear! Just as there is a vaccine against foot and mouth, so a vaccine can be developed against TB – and is in the process of being researched. It is widely documented that this slaughter policy is flawed, cruel, pointless and of doubtful benefit to anyone. With notable animal welfare groups adamantly opposed to this cull (such as the RSPCA), surely it is time for the voice of reason and intelligence in the light of the information we have, to put a stop to this ghastly idea once and for all.
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Time for a Proper investigation into the facts? Maybe the shropshire star is best placed to achieve this?
My heart agrees entirely with the sentiment of not killing the badgers,whilst at the same time feeling for the livestock that is suffering due to T.B.
my head worries about the cost to consumers and potential harm to the ecology of the countryside, I don’t know if I agree entirely with either argument.
I donot know all the facts and don’t claim to be an expert,on either wildlife or farming.
I am sure that most farmers would dislike the task of killing any animal, and the cost in terms of time and money has to be weighed up to ultimately decide if action is to be taken.
I would like to find out if culling is :
Is there a definite proof that badgers are responsible for the spread of T.B. And if so, what this costs the farming community.
What is the cost of Culling? both finacially and environmentally.
Is it possible for an unbiased investigation to present the facts?
I think it would reflect well upon the shropshire star if you could do this fairly.
showing that good investigative journalism is not dead, and is not just about celebrity.
I am sure that a series of objective interviews backed statistical analysis of the facts would be thought provoking and interesting to a wider community.
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But the research has been done. Ten years of research, fifty million pounds spent, the conclusion totally ignored by the government and the complete opposite of the recommendations followed.
The lunatics are running the asylum.
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