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Reply With QuoteAs someone who lives in a rural environment I quite agree with this policy. Yes, badgers are lovely animals, however the damage they do and in particular their part in the spread of bovine TB does need to be controlled.
This is a discussion on Minister confirms badger cull within the United Kingdom Politics & Political Forum forums, part of the United Kingdom Political Forums category; Jim Paice has confirmed that badgers will be culled in the southwest to combat bovine TB. I will be interested ...
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Jim Paice has confirmed that badgers will be culled in the southwest to combat bovine TB.
I will be interested to see the parlliament votes on this suggestion as wildlife usually rate higher in the public mind than farm animals do.
He also says that the vaccine option will be considered, but farmers already claim this is inadequate?
Minister confirms badger cull to combat bovine TB - 21/05/2010 - Farmers Weekly
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As someone who lives in a rural environment I quite agree with this policy. Yes, badgers are lovely animals, however the damage they do and in particular their part in the spread of bovine TB does need to be controlled.
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised 'for the good of its victims' may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us 'for our own good' will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -- C.S. Lewis
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According to this study badger culling is not particularly cost effective, nor is it effective in the long term. Overall the study suggests that badger culling is unlikely to contribute effectively to the control of cattle TB in Britain.
PLoS ONE: The Duration of the Effects of Repeated Widespread Badger Culling on Cattle Tuberculosis Following the Cessation of Culling
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Without fully being able to follow the PLoS One report, I can only ask some simplistic questions.Originally Posted by ryoden
We are currently culling cattle who have TB; why should we not do the same to badgers?
Having culled the cattle, does the bovine TB still exist in the environment, on the ground, carried by other wildlife than just cattle and badgers?
Does it make sense to start the 'clearance process' (whatever form that may take) at Lands End and slowly move east eradicating bovine TB as they go?
What is the likely timescale expected to ensure eradication of this terrble disease throughout even Cornwall?
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