Still Waters Posted February 27, 2013 #1 Share Posted February 27, 2013 A cull of around 5,000 badgers is set to go ahead this summer in a bid to tackle tuberculosis in cattle, the Environment Minister has announced. http://www.telegraph...his-summer.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted February 27, 2013 #2 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Sooooooo after watching the second video (admittedly just because it was Brian May) the British government listens to the citizens' desires about as much as ours does. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen in the North Posted February 27, 2013 #3 Share Posted February 27, 2013 It's gonna end badly. Nighttime, over zealous activists, farmers with guns... Farmers wouldn't consider it a massive loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllJay Posted March 2, 2013 #4 Share Posted March 2, 2013 All I could think about was,,, >> ,then my phone rang>> [media=] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastLazyGun Posted March 3, 2013 #5 Share Posted March 3, 2013 This is a sensible decision. Trying to control bovine TB cost the British taxpayer £91 million during the 2010/11 financial year. We can only begin to reduce this cost if we carry out an effective badger cull in areas where badgers are known to have the disease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan'O Posted March 3, 2013 #6 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Without a predator like the badger what is going to happen to rodent populations? Rodents can also carry TB that affect cattle. Predator populations help control disease and I fear transmission rates will actually have a good chance of increasing after culling badger populations. But I'm sure the academics in UK know exactly what they are doing...hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted March 4, 2013 #7 Share Posted March 4, 2013 You can also get TB from bird droppings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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